because minimum wage is only a small part of the U.S. economy. Many, many other factors cause unemployment.
You know, like banks fucking people over and all the companies freaking out.
Oh, and try telling the 5-year McDonalds employee who was making the new minimum wage because of raises since they were hired that raising the minimum wage will be a good thing for them. They will NOT get a raise, meaning they will make the same as the brand-new employee. Lots of people here like to complain about "fair," so how "fair" is that to the long-term (and probably full-time with a family to support) worker?
Where's your chart on inflation, BTW (you know, something that has skyrocketed since the 1980s)? Those last jumps on the MW scale are a hell of a lot bigger (and more frequent) than the earlier ones. The first $2 raise took 36 years, the second $2 took 15, the next $3 took 15, with $2 coming in about a decade) How about the cost of a Big Mac meal at McDonald's? You know, things that actually COULD correlate to minimum wage?
Oh, wait. You didn't provide them. Wonder why?
(/Devil's advocate 
... just making you think about the other factors involved )
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