August 2023 State Employee Statistics

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As of August 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 20 105 0%
20-29 8,855 12%
30-39 15,087 20%
40-49 18,174 25%
50-59 21,229 29%
60-69 9,607 13%
70 or more 828 1%

Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,558 98.4%
Part Time 228 0.4%
Time Limited 606 1.1%

Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,714 5%
High School Graduate 25,245 34%
Associate 7,687 10%
Bachelor 20,828 28%
Advanced Degree 9,261 13%
Certifications 409 1%

Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 38,988 52.8%
Male 34,897 47.2%
Unreported 0 0.0%

Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 4,991 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,131 4%
Corrections 11,011 21%
Education & Training 702 1%
Engineering 2,795 5%
Executive 105 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,763 5%
Human Resources 693 1%
Human Services 3,013 6%
Information Communication & Media 367 1%
Information Technology 2,147 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,151 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,251 6%
Legal 615 1%
Medical & Health 6,429 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 603 1%
Operations & Trades 6,009 11%
Planning & Economic Development 338 1%
Program Management 3,342 6%
Safety & Inspection 936 2%

Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,903 30%
Asian 1,977 3%
Hispanic 2,417 3%
Multinational 860 1%
Native American 1,154 2%
Pacific Islander 54 0%
White 44,624 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 896 1%

Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,505 14%
2 to 4 11,598 16%
5 to 9 15,866 21%
10 to 14 9,717 13%
15 to 19 11,007 15%
20 to 29 12,826 17%
30+ 2,366 3%

Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 466 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 50 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,807 26.4%
Agriculture 1,722 3.3%
Commerce 1,279 2.4%
Community Colleges 153 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 23 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 68 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,528 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,089 24.8%
Information Technology 821 1.6%
Insurance 539 1.0%
Justice 739 1.4%
Labor 323 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 100 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,716 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 864 1.6%
Public Safety 4,471 8.4%
Revenue 1,287 2.4%
Secretary of State 166 0.3%
State Auditor 129 0.2%
State Budget & Management 64 0.1%
State Controller 184 0.3%
State Human Resources 87 0.1%
State Treasurer 324 0.6%
Transportation 8,783 16.0%
Wildlife 607 1.1%

University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,296 6%
Elizabeth City State University 135 1%
East Carolina University 1,890 9%
Fayetteville State University 318 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 688 3%
North Carolina Central University 444 2%
North Carolina State University 3,869 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,284 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 347 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 268 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,557 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 905 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 218 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 210 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,027 5%
Western Carolina University 715 3%
Winston-Salem State University 322 2%

County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 206 0.3%
Alexander 383 0.5%
Alleghany 38 0.1%
Anson 439 0.6%
Ashe 86 0.1%
Avery 387 0.5%
Beaufort 240 0.3%
Bertie 328 0.4%
Bladen 258 0.3%
Brunswick 190 0.3%
Buncombe 1,744 2.4%
Burke 2,513 3.4%
Cabarrus 368 0.5%
Caldwell 230 0.3%
Camden 22 0.0%
Carteret 449 0.6%
Caswell 245 0.3%
Catawba 408 0.6%
Chatham 193 0.3%
Cherokee 101 0.1%
Chowan 97 0.1%
Clay 21 0.0%
Cleveland 253 0.3%
Columbus 760 1.0%
Craven 657 0.9%
Cumberland 1,018 1.4%
Currituck 71 0.1%
Dare 346 0.5%
Davidson 257 0.3%
Davie 55 0.1%
Duplin 110 0.1%
Durham 932 1.3%
Edgecombe 166 0.2%
Forsyth 1,199 1.6%
Franklin 181 0.2%
Gaston 245 0.3%
Gates 28 0.0%
Graham 24 0.0%
Granville 2,839 3.8%
Greene 868 1.2%
Guilford 2,378 3.2%
Halifax 386 0.5%
Harnett 348 0.5%
Haywood 161 0.2%
Henderson 221 0.3%
Hertford 123 0.2%
Hoke 97 0.1%
Hyde 189 0.3%
Iredell 299 0.4%
Jackson 916 1.2%
Johnston 403 0.5%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 175 0.2%
Lenoir 1,282 1.7%
Lincoln 151 0.2%
Macon 71 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 189 0.3%
McDowell 480 0.6%
Mecklenburg 2,325 3.1%
Mitchell 52 0.1%
Montgomery 265 0.4%
Moore 317 0.4%
Nash 901 1.2%
New Hanover 1,757 2.4%
Northampton 57 0.1%
Onslow 210 0.3%
Orange 6,572 8.9%
Pamlico 156 0.2%
Pasquotank 515 0.7%
Pender 263 0.4%
Perquimans 60 0.1%
Person 62 0.1%
Pitt 2,580 3.5%
Polk 38 0.1%
Randolph 568 0.8%
Richmond 310 0.4%
Robeson 867 1.2%
Rockingham 186 0.3%
Rowan 541 0.7%
Rutherford 176 0.2%
Sampson 381 0.5%
Scotland 562 0.8%
Stanly 468 0.6%
Stokes 81 0.1%
Surry 172 0.2%
Swain 39 0.1%
Transylvania 69 0.1%
Tyrrell 105 0.1%
Union 221 0.3%
Vance 128 0.2%
Wake 21,205 28.7%
Warren 192 0.3%
Washington 70 0.1%
Watauga 1,425 1.9%
Wayne 1,986 2.7%
Wilkes 337 0.5%
Wilson 626 0.8%
Yadkin 66 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%