GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- It's a new year and that means for the second year in a row, minimum wages will go up in California.
Across the state, it went up $0.50 to $10.50 an hour at businesses with less than 25 employees. For larger businesses, it goes up to $11 an hour.
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Los Angeles County already has a higher minimum wage that went into effect last July. It's $10.50 and $12, again based on the size of the business. In July 2018, the wages will increase to $12 and $13.25.
Some people do not feel it's enough. Larry Gross from the Coalition for Economic Survival said the increases still do not average enough for rent.
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"It currently takes about four minimum wage jobs to afford the average rent in L.A. This increase, while needed, will have little impact on relieving our housing crisis," he said in a statement.
Statewide the minimum wage will continue to rise over the next five years, hitting $15 an hour by 2023. In Los Angeles County, those increases will happen faster for larger businesses by 2020.