Inflation adjusted minimum wage rate to increase in nine states on January 1, 2009.

Over the past few years states have moved to have statutory requirements that the minimum wage is to be indexed to that state inflation rate.  One of the most recent state to enact this law is Colorado who’s minimum wage rate will go from $7.02 to $7.28 in 2009.

The nine states are:

Arizona

Colorado

Florida

Missouri

Montana

Ohio

Vermont

Washington