In 2004, women's life expectancy exceeded men's life expectancy by 5.2 years, the smallest gender gap in life expectancy since 1946. Life expectancy for whites was five years greater than that of blacks. Life expectancy for black and white men and women was as follows: Black male: 69.8 years.
Electronic Arts in Redwood City is pictured Dec. 8. 2015. Redwood City is considering increasing its local minimum wage to $15 an hour beginning January 2019. Electronic Arts is the cityâs second-largest employer with 2,367 employees, next to Oracle, which employs 6,781 workers, according to the city. (Bay Area News Group file)
Minimum Wage Amount. Presuming an employee works 40 hours per week, California's minimum wage translates to $320 per week. Since there are 52 weeks in a year, most California workers therefore earn a minimum of $16,640 per year before taxes and other deductions.s of 2011, the federal minimum wage is lower than California's minimum wage. Employers in California must follow California law; they cannot pay a worker the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour instead of the $8 per hour California requires.