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A number of states saw minimum wage increases on Thursday. In Florida, minimum wage earners saw a 6.2 percent increase in pay as wages went from $6.79 to $7.21 an hour. Since 2004, the minimum wage in the state has been indexed by the state’s Agency for Workforce Innovation. Connecticut minimum wage earners also received a boost as wages jumped by 35 cents to $8 per hour. The Nutmeg State is set for another minimum wage increase of 25 cents in 2010. Montana also had a wage increase. That state’s minimum increased from $6.55 per hour to $6.90 per hour. All states will see a minimum wage increase on July 24 when the federal minimum wage is raised to $7.25 per hour.