[choko]

"It's something employers do because they can't fill those jobs otherwise."

What if they did something crazy, like offer higher wages to attract employees?

[beat]

They do. Dishwashing pays well above minimum wage in Minneapolis, for unskilled labor. They struggle to find staff.

[choko]

To me, that suggests that even though they offer well above minimum wage, they haven't arrived at a fair market value yet.