A recent analysis by the South Dakota Budget and Policy Institute found that one in six working South Dakotans would see higher wages if the minimum wage were increased. Executive Director Joy Smolnisky says those currently making minimum wage wouldn’t be the only ones affected.

Smolnisky says the analysis also included information on children affected and families living below the state’s average income.

This analysis used Congressional Budget Office estimates to determine that the state could lose 357 jobs with an increase in the minimum wage.

Smolnisky says the analysis does not favor particular policy decisions, but is designed to promote discussions about those issues. Voters in South Dakota will get a chance next month to decide on a hike in the minimum wage to eight fifty an hour.