Workers in each state who would not get new or strengthened OT protections if the threshold is set at $31,000 instead of $47,476
| State | Number of workers getting new or strengthened protections as a result of raising the threshold to $47,476 | Number of workers getting new or strengthened protections as a result of raising the threshold to $31,000 | Number of workers getting new or strengthened protections under $47,476 threshold who woud be left behind if the threshold were dropped to $31,000 | Share of workers getting new or strengthened protections under $47,476 threshold who would be left behind if the threshold were dropped to $31,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,502,000 | 3,374,000 | 9,128,000 | 73.0% |
| Alabama | 167,000 | 51,000 | 116,000 | 69.5% |
| Alaska | 16,000 | 5,000 | 11,000 | 68.8% |
| Arizona | 258,000 | 81,000 | 177,000 | 68.6% |
| Arkansas | 130,000 | 38,000 | 92,000 | 70.8% |
| California | 1,076,000 | 282,000 | 794,000 | 73.8% |
| Colorado | 248,000 | 60,000 | 188,000 | 75.8% |
| Connecticut | 113,000 | 28,000 | 85,000 | 75.2% |
| Delaware | 49,000 | 12,000 | 37,000 | 75.5% |
| District of Columbia | 29,000 | 8,000 | 21,000 | 72.4% |
| Florida | 1,068,000 | 340,000 | 728,000 | 68.2% |
| Georgia | 493,000 | 143,000 | 350,000 | 71.0% |
| Hawaii | 57,000 | 12,000 | 45,000 | 78.9% |
| Idaho | 64,000 | 19,000 | 45,000 | 70.3% |
| Illinois | 539,000 | 124,000 | 415,000 | 77.0% |
| Indiana | 248,000 | 69,000 | 179,000 | 72.2% |
| Iowa | 124,000 | 29,000 | 95,000 | 76.6% |
| Kansas | 98,000 | 22,000 | 76,000 | 77.6% |
| Kentucky | 149,000 | 40,000 | 109,000 | 73.2% |
| Louisiana | 174,000 | 57,000 | 117,000 | 67.2% |
| Maine | 46,000 | 11,000 | 35,000 | 76.1% |
| Maryland | 233,000 | 49,000 | 184,000 | 79.0% |
| Massachusetts | 262,000 | 65,000 | 197,000 | 75.2% |
| Michigan | 275,000 | 50,000 | 225,000 | 81.8% |
| Minnesota | 158,000 | 28,000 | 130,000 | 82.3% |
| Mississippi | 88,000 | 21,000 | 67,000 | 76.1% |
| Missouri | 257,000 | 70,000 | 187,000 | 72.8% |
| Montana | 33,000 | 9,000 | 24,000 | 72.7% |
| Nebraska | 81,000 | 22,000 | 59,000 | 72.8% |
| Nevada | 115,000 | 44,000 | 71,000 | 61.7% |
| New Hampshire | 54,000 | 15,000 | 39,000 | 72.2% |
| New Jersey | 410,000 | 103,000 | 307,000 | 74.9% |
| New Mexico | 61,000 | 20,000 | 41,000 | 67.2% |
| New York | 982,000 | 286,000 | 696,000 | 70.9% |
| North Carolina | 425,000 | 135,000 | 290,000 | 68.2% |
| North Dakota | 34,000 | 8,000 | 26,000 | 76.5% |
| Ohio | 351,000 | 85,000 | 266,000 | 75.8% |
| Oklahoma | 154,000 | 43,000 | 111,000 | 72.1% |
| Oregon | 124,000 | 31,000 | 93,000 | 75.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 459,000 | 99,000 | 360,000 | 78.4% |
| Rhode Island | 37,000 | 8,000 | 29,000 | 78.4% |
| South Carolina | 219,000 | 55,000 | 164,000 | 74.9% |
| South Dakota | 32,000 | 9,000 | 23,000 | 71.9% |
| Tennessee | 290,000 | 82,000 | 208,000 | 71.7% |
| Texas | 1,244,000 | 354,000 | 890,000 | 71.5% |
| Utah | 119,000 | 34,000 | 85,000 | 71.4% |
| Vermont | 25,000 | 6,000 | 19,000 | 76.0% |
| Virginia | 333,000 | 83,000 | 250,000 | 75.1% |
| Washington | 232,000 | 52,000 | 180,000 | 77.6% |
| West Virginia | 66,000 | 21,000 | 45,000 | 68.2% |
| Wisconsin | 187,000 | 51,000 | 136,000 | 72.7% |
| Wyoming | 20,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | 75.0% |
Notes: For mor information see Ross Eisenbrey and Will Kimball, The new overtime rule will directly benefit 12.5 million working people: Who they are and where they live, Economic Policy Institute, 2016
Source: EPI analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor's proposed (July 6, 2015) and final (May 18, 2016) rule, "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees," 29 CFR Part 541; and Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, 2015