Most state employ­ees who make more than $50,000 annu­al­ly will be tak­ing up to four fur­lough days before the end of the fis­cal year, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.

The num­ber of fur­lough days will be depen­dent on an employee’s salary. Some employ­ees will be exempt, but those tak­ing the days include the gov­er­nor and lieu­tenant gov­er­nor. Employ­ees who are exempt include those work­ing nec­es­sary ser­vices dur­ing the pan­dem­ic as well as those in pub­lic safety.

“Col­orado is fac­ing one of the most chal­leng­ing eco­nom­ic crises in our his­to­ry, and pub­lic agen­cies are fac­ing dif­fi­cult bud­get con­straints,” Gov. Jared Polis said in a news release. “Just as the pri­vate sec­tor is tight­en­ing its belt, so too must the gov­ern­ment. This thought­ful fur­lough plan helps address the state’s bud­get short­fall while ensur­ing that our low­er wage work­ers are not impact­ed and we can con­tin­ue to deliv­er high qual­i­ty crit­i­cal ser­vices for Coloradans.”

The governor’s office did not respond to requests for com­ment Tues­day about how many employ­ees will be affect­ed or how much mon­ey is expect­ed to be saved.

Most state offices will also be closed the Fri­day after Thanks­giv­ing to reduce fur­lough effects, accord­ing to the release.