April 2024 Employee Statistics

As of April 2024

Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding the 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	85	0%
20-29	9,174	12%
30-39	15,669	20%
40-49	18,818	25%
50-59	21,620	28%
60-69	10,156	13%
70 or more	952	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	54,689	97.7%
Part Time	238	0.4%
Time Limited	1,047	1.9%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,798	5%
High School Graduate	25,606	33%
Associate	7,882	10%
Bachelor	21,758	28%
Advanced Degree	10,085	13%
Certifications	438	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,524	53.0%
Male	35,949	47.0%
Unreported	1	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,124	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,153	4%
Corrections	11,086	20%
Education & Training	1,042	2%
Engineering	2,819	5%
Executive	235	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,077	5%
Human Resources	753	1%
Human Services	3,184	6%
Information Communication & Media	430	1%
Information Technology	2,511	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,165	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,276	6%
Legal	629	1%
Medical & Health	6,363	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	657	1%
Operations & Trades	6,205	11%
Planning & Economic Development	361	1%
Program Management	3,953	7%
Safety & Inspection	951	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	22,785	30%
Asian	2,131	3%
Hispanic	2,686	4%
Multinational	968	1%
Native American	1,175	2%
Pacific Islander	62	0%
White	45,955	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	712	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	10,932	14%
2 to 4	12,634	17%
5 to 9	16,444	22%
10 to 14	10,434	14%
15 to 19	10,257	13%
20 to 29	13,304	17%
30+	2,469	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	464	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	59	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,896	24.8%
Agriculture	1,720	3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	6	0.0%
Commerce	1,275	2.3%
Community Colleges	217	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	25	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	70	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,572	2.8%
Governor's Office	65	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,621	24.3%
Information Technology	1,184	2.1%
Insurance	571	1.0%
Justice	744	1.3%
Labor	332	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	9	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	102	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,794	3.2%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	5	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,045	1.9%
Public Safety	4,566	8.2%
Revenue	1,319	2.4%
Secretary of State	179	0.3%
State Auditor	122	0.2%
State Budget & Management	119	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	397	0.7%
State Controller	186	0.3%
State Human Resources	102	0.2%
State Treasurer	414	0.7%
Transportation	9,167	16.4%
Wildlife	624	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,281	6%
Elizabeth City State University	128	1%
East Carolina University	1,880	9%
Fayetteville State University	327	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	696	3%
North Carolina Central University	442	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	98	0%
North Carolina State University	3,796	19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,298	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	215	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	259	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,587	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	892	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	367	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	204	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,020	5%
Western Carolina University	715	3%
Winston-Salem State University	295	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	199	0.3%
Alexander	405	0.5%
Alleghany	36	0.0%
Anson	453	0.6%
Ashe	85	0.1%
Avery	397	0.5%
Beaufort	238	0.3%
Bertie	303	0.4%
Bladen	265	0.3%
Brunswick	180	0.2%
Buncombe	1,786	2.3%
Burke	2,606	3.4%
Cabarrus	419	0.5%
Caldwell	238	0.3%
Camden	25	0.0%
Carteret	497	0.6%
Caswell	251	0.3%
Catawba	427	0.6%
Chatham	204	0.3%
Cherokee	93	0.1%
Chowan	93	0.1%
Clay	21	0.0%
Cleveland	267	0.3%
Columbus	772	1.0%
Craven	661	0.9%
Cumberland	1,034	1.4%
Currituck	64	0.1%
Dare	363	0.5%
Davidson	260	0.3%
Davie	51	0.1%
Duplin	106	0.1%
Durham	1,306	1.7%
Edgecombe	173	0.2%
Forsyth	1,170	1.5%
Franklin	200	0.3%
Gaston	250	0.3%
Gates	27	0.0%
Graham	21	0.0%
Granville	2,815	3.7%
Greene	891	1.2%
Guilford	2,382	3.1%
Halifax	365	0.5%
Harnett	341	0.4%
Haywood	166	0.2%
Henderson	212	0.3%
Hertford	126	0.2%
Hoke	91	0.1%
Hyde	180	0.2%
Iredell	305	0.4%
Jackson	942	1.2%
Johnston	391	0.5%
Jones	22	0.0%
Lee	171	0.2%
Lenoir	1,340	1.8%
Lincoln	164	0.2%
Macon	69	0.1%
Madison	67	0.1%
Martin	180	0.2%
McDowell	466	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,350	3.1%
Mitchell	47	0.1%
Montgomery	249	0.3%
Moore	322	0.4%
Nash	926	1.2%
New Hanover	1,975	2.6%
Northampton	62	0.1%
Onslow	228	0.3%
Orange	6,582	8.6%
Pamlico	151	0.2%
Pasquotank	500	0.7%
Pender	258	0.3%
Perquimans	71	0.1%
Person	63	0.1%
Pitt	2,599	3.4%
Polk	35	0.0%
Randolph	567	0.7%
Richmond	336	0.4%
Robeson	880	1.2%
Rockingham	206	0.3%
Rowan	541	0.7%
Rutherford	194	0.3%
Sampson	383	0.5%
Scotland	560	0.7%
Stanly	463	0.6%
Stokes	87	0.1%
Surry	171	0.2%
Swain	36	0.0%
Transylvania	67	0.1%
Tyrrell	96	0.1%
Union	226	0.3%
Vance	125	0.2%
Wake	22,721	29.7%
Warren	185	0.2%
Washington	72	0.1%
Watauga	1,409	1.8%
Wayne	1,997	2.6%
Wilkes	342	0.4%
Wilson	634	0.8%
Yadkin	62	0.1%
Yancey	55	0.1%