<p><span>By&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.southernstudies.org/users/sue-sturgis" title="View user profile.">Sue Sturgi</a>, The Institute for Southern Studies</p>
<p>Under a proposed rule released this week by the Department of Labor, number of Americans who would be newly eligible for overtime pay of&nbsp; time-and-a-half when they work over 40 hours in a week:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/07/02/419153342/new-rules-could-create-a-new-class-of-overtime-workers">5 million</a></strong></p>
<p>Current upper annual income limit for overtime eligibility:<strong><a href="http://www.nelp.org/news-releases/on-the-proposed-reform-of-federal-overtime-rules/">$23,660</a></strong></p>
<p>Limit under the proposed rule, which would also be&nbsp;<a href="http://www.epi.org/blog/what-the-new-proposed-overtime-rules-mean-for-workers/">indexed for inflation</a>:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.nelp.org/news-releases/on-the-proposed-reform-of-federal-overtime-rules/">$50,440</a></strong></p>
<p>Percent of the U.S. workforce eligible for overtime in 1975:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.epi.org/blog/an-updated-analysis-of-who-would-benefit-from-an-increased-overtime-salary-threshold/">65</a></strong></p>
<p>In 2013:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.epi.org/blog/an-updated-analysis-of-who-would-benefit-from-an-increased-overtime-salary-threshold/">11</a></strong></p>
<p>Rank of the South among regions where the workforce would benefit most from the rule change:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-do-obama-overtime-rules-mean-2015-6">1</a></strong></p>
<p>Portion of 25- to 34-year-olds who the rule would make eligible for overtime, the age group that would benefit most:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-do-obama-overtime-rules-mean-2015-6">1 in 20</a></strong></p>
<p>Percent of the rule&#39;s beneficiaries who would be male:<strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-do-obama-overtime-rules-mean-2015-6">&nbsp;2.7</a></strong></p>
<p>Who would be female:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-do-obama-overtime-rules-mean-2015-6">3.9</a></strong></p>
<p>Number of mothers who would benefit from the rule change:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-new-overtime-law-means-for-everyone-2015-6">3.1 million</a></strong></p>
<p>Number of fathers:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-new-overtime-law-means-for-everyone-2015-6">3.2 million</a></strong></p>
<p>Number of children:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-new-overtime-law-means-for-everyone-2015-6">12.1 million</a></strong></p>
<p>Once the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register next week, number of days the public will have to submit comments:&nbsp;<strong><a href="http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/NPRM2015/">60</a></strong></p>
<p>Original article can be found <a href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2015/07/institute-index-new-overtime-rule-a-boon-for-south.html">HERE</a></p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://jsri.loyno.edu/sites/loyno.edu.jsri/files/overtime_rule_map.png" /></p>
<p><span>Map&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-do-obama-overtime-rules-mean-2015-6">by Business Insider/Andy Kiersz</a><span>&nbsp;based on White House data.</span></p>