April 2023 Employee Statistics

April 2023 employee Statistics highights

 

As of April 2023

  • Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding Judicial Branch, General Assembly and School of Math & Science. Temporary employees, students, and contractors are also excluded. (For data on excluded categories, please contact those entities directly.)
  • Subject to Human Resource Act (SHRA) employees refers to employees who are covered by the employment terms and conditions of the State Human Resources Act
Age Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 20 89 0%
20-29 8,568 12%
30-39 15,066 20%
40-49 18,290 25%
50-59 21,444 29%
60-69 9,677 13%
70 or more 838 1%
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,359 98.5%
Part Time 235 0.4%
Time Limited 578 1.1%
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,669 5%
High School Graduate 25,043 34%
Associate 7,763 10%
Bachelor 20,792 28%
Advanced Degree 9,164 12%
Certifications 410 1%
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 38,936 52.6%
Male 35,034 47.4%
Unreported 2 0.0%
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 4,980 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,132 4%
Corrections 11,058 21%
Education & Training 701 1%
Engineering 2,766 5%
Executive 105 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,708 5%
Human Resources 650 1%
Human Services 2,977 6%
Information Communication & Media 367 1%
Information Technology 2,148 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,137 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,251 6%
Legal 600 1%
Medical & Health 6,526 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 600 1%
Operations & Trades 5,942 11%
Planning & Economic Development 336 1%
Program Management 3,275 6%
Safety & Inspection 913 2%
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,793 29%
Asian 1,953 3%
Hispanic 2,328 3%
Multinational 839 1%
Native American 1,151 2%
Pacific Islander 50 0%
White 45,019 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 839 1%
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,683 13%
2 to 4 11,930 16%
5 to 9 15,941 22%
10 to 14 9,720 13%
15 to 19 11,363 15%
20 to 29 12,982 18%
30+ 2,353 3%
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 448 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 48 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,783 26.4%
Agriculture 1,740 3.3%
Commerce 1,265 2.4%
Community Colleges 152 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 71 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,475 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,070 24.8%
Information Technology 843 1.6%
Insurance 535 1.0%
Justice 746 1.4%
Labor 320 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 102 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,707 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 861 1.6%
Public Safety 4,459 8.4%
Revenue 1,286 2.4%
Secretary of State 168 0.3%
State Auditor 125 0.2%
State Budget & Management 64 0.1%
State Controller 178 0.3%
State Human Resources 82 0.1%
State Treasurer 321 0.6%
Transportation 8,676 16.0%
Wildlife 621 1.1%
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,280 6%
Elizabeth City State University 138 1%
East Carolina University 1,931 9%
Fayetteville State University 331 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 718 3%
North Carolina Central University 457 2%
North Carolina State University 3,898 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,375 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 362 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 280 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,555 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 941 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 220 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 210 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,028 5%
Western Carolina University 741 4%
Winston-Salem State University 335 2%
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 207 0.3%
Alexander 386 0.5%
Alleghany 41 0.1%
Anson 440 0.6%
Ashe 82 0.1%
Avery 393 0.5%
Beaufort 237 0.3%
Bertie 335 0.5%
Bladen 259 0.4%
Brunswick 184 0.2%
Buncombe 1,791 2.4%
Burke 2,531 3.4%
Cabarrus 368 0.5%
Caldwell 234 0.3%
Camden 23 0.0%
Carteret 440 0.6%
Caswell 258 0.3%
Catawba 401 0.5%
Chatham 197 0.3%
Cherokee 99 0.1%
Chowan 98 0.1%
Clay 22 0.0%
Cleveland 258 0.3%
Columbus 754 1.0%
Craven 654 0.9%
Cumberland 1,009 1.4%
Currituck 75 0.1%
Dare 334 0.5%
Davidson 264 0.4%
Davie 54 0.1%
Duplin 104 0.1%
Durham 948 1.3%
Edgecombe 167 0.2%
Forsyth 1,211 1.6%
Franklin 188 0.3%
Gaston 251 0.3%
Gates 30 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 2,858 3.9%
Greene 853 1.2%
Guilford 2,450 3.3%
Halifax 379 0.5%
Harnett 349 0.5%
Haywood 161 0.2%
Henderson 230 0.3%
Hertford 119 0.2%
Hoke 94 0.1%
Hyde 192 0.3%
Iredell 287 0.4%
Jackson 943 1.3%
Johnston 393 0.5%
Jones 24 0.0%
Lee 178 0.2%
Lenoir 1,285 1.7%
Lincoln 154 0.2%
Macon 72 0.1%
Madison 70 0.1%
Martin 189 0.3%
McDowell 487 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,307 3.1%
Mitchell 53 0.1%
Montgomery 262 0.4%
Moore 306 0.4%
Nash 884 1.2%
New Hanover 1,751 2.4%
Northampton 54 0.1%
Onslow 208 0.3%
Orange 6,663 9.0%
Pamlico 156 0.2%
Pasquotank 520 0.7%
Pender 253 0.3%
Perquimans 60 0.1%
Person 61 0.1%
Pitt 2,616 3.5%
Polk 39 0.1%
Randolph 562 0.8%
Richmond 298 0.4%
Robeson 857 1.2%
Rockingham 176 0.2%
Rowan 555 0.8%
Rutherford 180 0.2%
Sampson 392 0.5%
Scotland 564 0.8%
Stanly 479 0.6%
Stokes 88 0.1%
Surry 179 0.2%
Swain 42 0.1%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 114 0.2%
Union 208 0.3%
Vance 124 0.2%
Wake 21,042 28.4%
Warren 198 0.3%
Washington 68 0.1%
Watauga 1,405 1.9%
Wayne 1,969 2.7%
Wilkes 336 0.5%
Wilson 631 0.9%
Yadkin 69 0.1%
Yancey 56 0.1%