August 2023 State Employee Statistics

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%