January 2023 Employee Statistics

employee statistics highlights

As of January 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 96 0%
20-29 8,714 12%
30-39 15,161 20%
40-49 18,449 25%
50-59 21,605 29%
60-69 9,417 13%
70 or more 804 1%
     
Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 52,561 98.5%
Part Time 221 0.4%
Time Limited 555 1.0%
     
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,619 5%
High School Graduate 24,596 33%
Associate 7,771 10%
Bachelor 20,827 28%
Advanced Degree 9,095 12%
Certifications 391 1%
     
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 38,943 52.5%
Male 35,301 47.5%
Unreported 2 0.0%
     
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 4,982 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,116 4%
Corrections 11,188 21%
Education & Training 705 1%
Engineering 2,767 5%
Executive 102 0%
Financial & Business Management 2,700 5%
Human Resources 639 1%
Human Services 2,973 6%
Information Communication & Media 361 1%
Information Technology 2,156 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,149 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,228 6%
Legal 607 1%
Medical & Health 6,663 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 596 1%
Operations & Trades 5,970 11%
Planning & Economic Development 334 1%
Program Management 3,205 6%
Safety & Inspection 896 2%
     
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 21,908 30%
Asian 1,930 3%
Hispanic 2,266 3%
Multinational 819 1%
Native American 1,151 2%
Pacific Islander 48 0%
White 45,192 61%
Ethnicity Not Given 932 1%
     
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 9,686 13%
2 to 4 11,975 16%
5 to 9 15,857 21%
10 to 14 9,983 13%
15 to 19 11,434 15%
20 to 29 13,032 18%
30+ 2,279 3%
     
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 445 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 48 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,932 26.4%
Agriculture 1,746 3.3%
Commerce 1,275 2.4%
Community Colleges 155 0.3%
Cosmetic Arts 24 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 74 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,438 2.6%
Health Human Services 13,143 24.8%
Information Technology 852 1.6%
Insurance 535 1.0%
Justice 737 1.4%
Labor 315 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 2 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 96 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,704 3.1%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Public Instruction 882 1.6%
Public Safety 4,441 8.4%
Revenue 1,295 2.4%
Secretary of State 164 0.3%
State Auditor 122 0.2%
State Budget & Management 61 0.1%
State Controller 183 0.3%
State Human Resources 81 0.1%
State Treasurer 321 0.6%
Transportation 8,649 16.0%
Wildlife 616 1.1%
     
     
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,300 6%
Elizabeth City State University 156 1%
East Carolina University 1,937 9%
Fayetteville State University 334 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 718 3%
North Carolina Central University 458 2%
North Carolina State University 3,890 19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,397 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 365 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 275 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,555 7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 971 5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 235 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 219 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,010 5%
Western Carolina University 741 4%
Winston-Salem State University 348 2%
     
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 209 0.3%
Alexander 387 0.5%
Alleghany 41 0.1%
Anson 461 0.6%
Ashe 82 0.1%
Avery 404 0.5%
Beaufort 233 0.3%
Bertie 348 0.5%
Bladen 244 0.3%
Brunswick 185 0.2%
Buncombe 1,796 2.4%
Burke 2,564 3.5%
Cabarrus 368 0.5%
Caldwell 236 0.3%
Camden 24 0.0%
Carteret 430 0.6%
Caswell 261 0.4%
Catawba 406 0.5%
Chatham 203 0.3%
Cherokee 102 0.1%
Chowan 98 0.1%
Clay 24 0.0%
Cleveland 260 0.4%
Columbus 761 1.0%
Craven 655 0.9%
Cumberland 999 1.3%
Currituck 73 0.1%
Dare 338 0.5%
Davidson 266 0.4%
Davie 56 0.1%
Duplin 105 0.1%
Durham 950 1.3%
Edgecombe 165 0.2%
Forsyth 1,234 1.7%
Franklin 194 0.3%
Gaston 244 0.3%
Gates 29 0.0%
Graham 23 0.0%
Granville 2,936 4.0%
Greene 869 1.2%
Guilford 2,484 3.3%
Halifax 372 0.5%
Harnett 347 0.5%
Haywood 166 0.2%
Henderson 239 0.3%
Hertford 121 0.2%
Hoke 97 0.1%
Hyde 192 0.3%
Iredell 291 0.4%
Jackson 953 1.3%
Johnston 388 0.5%
Jones 24 0.0%
Lee 169 0.2%
Lenoir 1,306 1.8%
Lincoln 150 0.2%
Macon 70 0.1%
Madison 69 0.1%
Martin 186 0.3%
McDowell 491 0.7%
Mecklenburg 2,303 3.1%
Mitchell 50 0.1%
Montgomery 271 0.4%
Moore 313 0.4%
Nash 859 1.2%
New Hanover 1,745 2.4%
Northampton 55 0.1%
Onslow 212 0.3%
Orange 6,691 9.0%
Pamlico 157 0.2%
Pasquotank 548 0.7%
Pender 254 0.3%
Perquimans 57 0.1%
Person 60 0.1%
Pitt 2,630 3.5%
Polk 38 0.1%
Randolph 560 0.8%
Richmond 303 0.4%
Robeson 868 1.2%
Rockingham 179 0.2%
Rowan 565 0.8%
Rutherford 175 0.2%
Sampson 380 0.5%
Scotland 565 0.8%
Stanly 473 0.6%
Stokes 86 0.1%
Surry 178 0.2%
Swain 40 0.1%
Transylvania 69 0.1%
Tyrrell 117 0.2%
Union 208 0.3%
Vance 134 0.2%
Wake 20,920 28.2%
Warren 211 0.3%
Washington 70 0.1%
Watauga 1,427 1.9%
Wayne 1,989 2.7%
Wilkes 337 0.5%
Wilson 641 0.9%
Yadkin 71 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%