Employee Stats

North Carolina State Employment Government Statistics*

as of March 31, 2015

* All statistics include SPA employees, Cabinet agencies, Council of State agencies, and Universities unless otherwise noted.

Age (SPA employees only)

Age	# of SPA Employees	Percent
LESS THAN 20	30	0.035
20-29	8,395	9.776
30-40	16,986	19.78
40-50	24,296	28.29
50-60	26,333	30.67
60-70	9,360	10.9
70+	471	0.548

Employment Type (Universities not included)

Employment Type	# of SPA Employees	Percent
FULL TIME	63,643	98.48
PART TIME	494	0.76
TIME LIMITED	487	0.75

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Education

Education	# of SPA Employees	Percent
LESS THAN 9TH GRADE	107	0.12
LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL	1,703	1.98
HIGH SCHOOL +	34,267	39.87
ASSOCIATE	9,387	10.92
BACHELOR	22,159	25.78
MASTERS	6,954	8.09
JD, MD, PhD, ETC	1,409	1.64
OTHER	274	0.32
UNKNOWN	9,686	11.27

Gender

Gender	# of SPA Employees	Percent
FEMALE	42,566	49.53
MALE	43,373	50.47

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Job Categories (Universities not included)

Job Categories	# of SPA Employees	Percent
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT	6,409	10.16
OFFICIALS AND ADMINISTRATORS	1,231	1.95
PARAPROFESSIONAL	792	1.26
PROFESSIONAL	20,454	32.43
PROTECTIVE SERVICES	15,899	25.21
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE	2,682	4.25
SKILLED CRAFT	7,225	11.46
TECHNICAL	8,374	13.28

Ethnicity

Ethnicity	# of SPA Employees	Percent
AMERICAN INDIAN	915	1.44
ASIAN	964	1.52
BLACK	19,964	31.43
HISPANIC	824	1.30
MULTINATIONAL	103	0.16
PACIFIC	13	0.02
WHITE	40,735	64.13

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Years of Service

Years of Service	# of SPA Employees	Percent
LESS THAN 2 YEARS	12,250	14.43
2-4	12,955	15.26
5-9	18,908	22.27
10-14	14,487	17.06
15-19	10,842	12.77
20-29	13,548	15.96
30+	1,916	2.26

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Agencies

Agency	# of SPA Employees	Percent
BOARD OF COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS	24	0.04
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM	159	0.25
DEPT. OF ADMINISTRATION	591	0.93
DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES	1,909	2.99
DEPT. OF COMMERCE	1,675	2.62
DEPT. OF CULTURAL RESOURCES	671	1.05
DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCE	2,534	3.97
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	15,994	25.06
DEPT. OF INSURANCE	409	0.64
DEPT. OF JUSTICE	839	1.31
DEPT. OF LABOR	348	0.55
DEPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION	827	1.30
DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY	22,892	35.87
DEPT. OF REVENUE	1,288	2.02
DEPT. OF STATE TREASURER	317	0.50
DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION	11,246	17.62
DEPT. OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE	183	0.29
NC OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKS	93	0.15
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH	80	0.13
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS	43	0.07
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES	538	0.84
OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT	54	0.08
OFFICE OF STATE HUMAN RESOURCES	85	0.13
OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR	134	0.21
OFFICE OF THE STATE CONTROLLER	161	0.25
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS	58	0.09
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION	13	0.02
WILDLIFE RESOURCE COMMISSION	660	1.03

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Universities

University/School	# of SPA Employees	% of Total State Emp.
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY	1,208	5.53
ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY	211	0.97
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY	2,198	10.06
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY	401	1.84
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY	806	3.69
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY	578	2.65
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	3,987	18.25
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL	6,416	29.38
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	302	1.38
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - ASHEVILLE	330	1.51
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHARLOTTE	1,677	7.68
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - GREENSBORO	1,096	5.02
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - PEMBROKE	386	1.77
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - SCHOOL OF THE ARTS	218	1.00
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - WILMINGTON	948	4.34
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY	694	3.18
WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY	385	1.76

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Counties

County	# of SPA Employees	Percent
ALAMANCE	199	0.23
ALEXANDER	521	0.61
ALLEGHANY	43	0.05
ANSON	873	1.03
ASHE	98	0.12
AVERY	586	0.69
BEAUFORT	281	0.33
BERTIE	438	0.52
BLADEN	261	0.31
BRUNSWICK	178	0.21
BUNCOMBE	2,252	2.65
BURKE	2,965	3.49
CABARRUS	439	0.52
CALDWELL	268	0.32
CAMDEN	21	0.02
CARTERET	480	0.57
CASWELL	376	0.44
CATAWBA	431	0.51
CHATHAM	204	0.24
CHEROKEE	116	0.14
CHOWAN	92	0.11
CLAY	26	0.03
CLEVELAND	367	0.43
COLUMBUS	889	1.05
CRAVEN	703	0.83
CUMBERLAND	1,188	1.40
CURRITUCK	64	0.08
DARE	378	0.45
DAVIDSON	276	0.33
DAVIE	58	0.07
DUPLIN	129	0.15
DURHAM	1,301	1.53
EDGECOMBE	220	0.26
FORSYTH	1,357	1.60
FRANKLIN	300	0.35
GASTON	292	0.34
GATES	31	0.04
GRAHAM	26	0.03
GRANVILLE	4,054	4.77
GREENE	905	1.07
GUILFORD	2,765	3.26
HALIFAX	535	0.63
HARNETT	486	0.57
HAYWOOD	148	0.17
HENDERSON	233	0.27
HERTFORD	174	0.20
HOKE	248	0.29
HYDE	262	0.31
IREDELL	318	0.37
JACKSON	981	1.16
JOHNSTON	417	0.49
JONES	29	0.03
LEE	162	0.19
LENOIR	1,627	1.92
LINCOLN	162	0.19
MACON	74	0.09
MADISON	83	0.10
MARTIN	221	0.26
MCDOWELL	520	0.61
MECKLENBURG	2,610	3.07
MITCHELL	47	0.06
MONTGOMERY	360	0.42
MOORE	332	0.39
NASH	509	0.60
NEW HANOVER	1,752	2.06
NORTHAMPT	212	0.25
NONE	1	0.00
ONSLOW	229	0.27
ORANGE	6,709	7.90
PAMLICO	208	0.24
PASQUOTANK	739	0.87
PENDER	400	0.47
PERQUIMANS	52	0.06
PERSON	73	0.09
PITT	2,993	3.53
POLK	39	0.05
RANDOLPH	622	0.73
RICHMOND	403	0.47
ROBESON	953	1.12
ROCKINGHAM	184	0.22
ROWAN	753	0.89
RUTHERFORD	208	0.24
SAMPSON	500	0.59
SCOTLAND	566	0.67
STANLY	543	0.64
STATEWIDE	2	0.00
STOKES	103	0.12
SURRY	203	0.24
SWAIN	52	0.06
TRANSYLVA	54	0.06
TYRRELL	172	0.20
UNION	252	0.30
VANCE	142	0.17
WAKE	23,254	27.39
WARREN	384	0.45
WASHINGTON	88	0.10
WATAUGA	1,340	1.58
WAYNE	2,403	2.83
WILKES	392	0.46
WILSON	810	0.95
YADKIN	69	0.08
YANCEY	59	0.07

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