close Economists warn $30 minimum wage could kill jobs, spike prices Rebekah Paxton, research director at the Employment Policies Institute, said economists overwhelmingly oppose a $30 minimum wage, warning it could drive job losses, raise prices and accelerate automation. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The Los Angeles hotel industry is shedding jobs at its steepest rate in a decade outside the pandemic, according to a new analysis of federal labor data, as local businesses