Number of salaried workers left behind by the Trump overtime proposal, by state, projected for 2020

Workers left behind by 2019 proposal Under the 2016 rule Under the 2019 proposal
State Total workers left behind Workers who would have gotten new protections under 2016 rule Workers who would have gotten strengthened protections under 2016 rule Total affected workers Workers with new protections Workers with strengthened protections Total affected workers Workers with new protections Workers with strengthened protections Total salaried workers in the U.S.
All states 8,240,000 3,140,000 5,100,000 13,470,000 4,550,000 8,920,000 5,230,000 1,410,000 3,820,000 59,140,000
Alabama 111,000 44,000 68,000 182,000 68,000 114,000 71,000 24,000 47,000 716,000
Alaska 11,000 4,000 7,000 18,000 6,000 12,000 7,000 2,000 5,000 103,000
Arizona 151,000 65,000 86,000 243,000 92,000 151,000 92,000 27,000 65,000 1,129,000
Arkansas 77,000 33,000 44,000 128,000 45,000 82,000 50,000 12,000 38,000 454,000
California 774,000 281,000 493,000 1,292,000 426,000 866,000 518,000 145,000 373,000 6,644,000
Colorado 173,000 61,000 112,000 278,000 91,000 187,000 105,000 30,000 75,000 1,237,000
Connecticut 72,000 29,000 44,000 117,000 43,000 74,000 45,000 14,000 31,000 722,000
Delaware 27,000 11,000 16,000 42,000 15,000 27,000 15,000 4,000 11,000 177,000
Washington, D.C. 19,000 8,000 11,000 28,000 11,000 17,000 9,000 3,000 6,000 240,000
Florida 691,000 263,000 428,000 1,160,000 377,000 784,000 469,000 114,000 355,000 3,879,000
Georgia 342,000 124,000 218,000 565,000 175,000 390,000 224,000 51,000 172,000 2,101,000
Hawaii 38,000 11,000 27,000 63,000 17,000 46,000 25,000 6,000 19,000 246,000
Idaho 39,000 15,000 24,000 66,000 22,000 44,000 27,000 7,000 20,000 249,000
Illinois 324,000 133,000 191,000 513,000 183,000 330,000 189,000 50,000 139,000 2,502,000
Indiana 162,000 67,000 94,000 268,000 98,000 170,000 106,000 30,000 76,000 1,091,000
Iowa 78,000 35,000 43,000 120,000 48,000 72,000 42,000 13,000 29,000 515,000
Kansas 63,000 27,000 36,000 105,000 40,000 66,000 42,000 13,000 29,000 484,000
Kentucky 108,000 42,000 65,000 173,000 63,000 111,000 66,000 20,000 45,000 664,000
Louisiana 119,000 40,000 80,000 201,000 59,000 142,000 82,000 19,000 62,000 729,000
Maine 33,000 14,000 19,000 48,000 19,000 29,000 15,000 5,000 10,000 216,000
Maryland 154,000 59,000 94,000 248,000 88,000 160,000 95,000 29,000 66,000 1,399,000
Massachusetts 180,000 71,000 109,000 299,000 109,000 190,000 119,000 39,000 81,000 1,672,000
Michigan 192,000 83,000 109,000 296,000 117,000 180,000 104,000 34,000 71,000 1,532,000
Minnesota 126,000 49,000 76,000 181,000 67,000 114,000 56,000 18,000 38,000 1,058,000
Mississippi 67,000 23,000 43,000 117,000 34,000 83,000 50,000 11,000 39,000 413,000
Missouri 163,000 75,000 87,000 258,000 100,000 158,000 96,000 25,000 71,000 1,030,000
Montana 20,000 9,000 11,000 31,000 13,000 18,000 11,000 4,000 8,000 131,000
Nebraska 50,000 19,000 31,000 80,000 28,000 52,000 30,000 9,000 22,000 328,000
Nevada 71,000 25,000 46,000 115,000 36,000 80,000 45,000 11,000 33,000 428,000
New Hampshire 34,000 15,000 19,000 52,000 21,000 31,000 18,000 6,000 12,000 276,000
New Jersey 285,000 93,000 192,000 454,000 137,000 316,000 169,000 45,000 125,000 2,197,000
New Mexico 39,000 15,000 24,000 69,000 22,000 47,000 30,000 7,000 23,000 282,000
New York 601,000 204,000 397,000 996,000 290,000 705,000 395,000 86,000 308,000 4,253,000
North Carolina 278,000 103,000 175,000 443,000 149,000 294,000 165,000 46,000 119,000 1,821,000
North Dakota 20,000 8,000 12,000 29,000 10,000 19,000 9,000 2,000 7,000 123,000
Ohio 226,000 100,000 127,000 371,000 152,000 220,000 145,000 52,000 93,000 1,771,000
Oklahoma 103,000 38,000 65,000 167,000 54,000 113,000 65,000 16,000 48,000 641,000
Oregon 93,000 38,000 56,000 147,000 55,000 93,000 54,000 17,000 37,000 669,000
Pennsylvania 304,000 125,000 180,000 494,000 185,000 309,000 189,000 61,000 129,000 2,218,000
Rhode Island 24,000 10,000 14,000 37,000 15,000 22,000 13,000 5,000 8,000 188,000
South Carolina 152,000 61,000 91,000 235,000 83,000 152,000 83,000 22,000 60,000 874,000
South Dakota 19,000 8,000 11,000 29,000 10,000 19,000 10,000 3,000 8,000 121,000
Tennessee 177,000 77,000 100,000 283,000 105,000 179,000 106,000 28,000 78,000 1,087,000
Texas 832,000 292,000 540,000 1,428,000 429,000 999,000 596,000 137,000 460,000 5,476,000
Utah 65,000 28,000 37,000 102,000 38,000 63,000 36,000 10,000 26,000 499,000
Vermont 18,000 8,000 10,000 26,000 11,000 16,000 9,000 3,000 6,000 115,000
Virginia 221,000 76,000 145,000 377,000 120,000 257,000 156,000 44,000 112,000 1,893,000
Washington 150,000 52,000 97,000 233,000 77,000 156,000 83,000 24,000 59,000 1,301,000
West Virginia 37,000 14,000 23,000 64,000 21,000 43,000 27,000 7,000 20,000 237,000
Wisconsin 120,000 50,000 70,000 177,000 67,000 110,000 58,000 17,000 40,000 929,000
Wyoming 12,000 4,000 8,000 19,000 6,000 13,000 7,000 2,000 5,000 82,000

Note: Subtotals may not add up to totals due to rounding. Following the methodology used by the U.S. Department of Labor, the estimates include all workers affected by the federal salary threshold increase, and do not account for higher state salary thresholds.

Source: EPI analysis of pooled Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, 2016–2018, following the methodology used in the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2019 proposed rule, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees,” 29 CFR Part 541 (published March 22, 2019).

View the underlying data on epi.org.