January 2024 Employee Statistics

January 2024 state agency employee statistics snapshot

January 2024 university employee statistics snapshot

As of January 2024

  • 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 20 112 0%
20-29 9,456 12%
30-39 15,599 20%
40-49 18,829 25%
50-59 21,743 28%
60-69 9,829 13%
70 or more 907 1%

Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 54,679 97.7%
Part Time 233 0.4%
Time Limited 1,027 1.8%

Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,746 5%
High School Graduate 25,675 34%
Associate 7,867 10%
Bachelor 21,666 28%
Advanced Degree 10,007 13%
Certifications 431 1%
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 40,555 53.0%
Male 35,920 47.0%
Unreported 0 0.0%

Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,081 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,149 4%
Corrections 11,119 20%
Education & Training 1,023 2%
Engineering 2,825 5%
Executive 232 0%
Financial & Business Management 3,072 5%
Human Resources 747 1%
Human Services 3,174 6%
Information Communication & Media 429 1%
Information Technology 2,500 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,166 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,336 6%
Legal 627 1%
Medical & Health 6,457 12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 646 1%
Operations & Trades 6,152 11%
Planning & Economic Development 357 1%
Program Management 3,906 7%
Safety & Inspection 941 2%

Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,799 30%
Asian 2,099 3%
Hispanic 2,607 3%
Multinational 936 1%
Native American 1,168 2%
Pacific Islander 62 0%
White 46,052 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 752 1%

Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 11,194 15%
2 to 4 12,292 16%
5 to 9 16,439 21%
10 to 14 10,243 13%
15 to 19 10,641 14%
20 to 29 13,243 17%
30+ 2,423 3%

Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 467 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 56 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,973 25.0%
Agriculture 1,727 3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing 2 0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner 6 0.0%
Commerce 1,281 2.3%
Community Colleges 216 0.4%
Cosmetic Arts 25 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 71 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,556 2.8%
Governor's Office 68 0.1%
Health Human Services 13,670 24.4%
Information Technology 1,183 2.1%
Insurance 568 1.0%
Justice 747 1.3%
Labor 334 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 9 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 102 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,786 3.2%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Psychology 5 0.0%
Public Instruction 1,024 1.8%
Public Safety 4,922 8.8%
Revenue 1,309 2.3%
Secretary of State 170 0.3%
State Auditor 126 0.2%
State Budget & Management 117 0.2%
State Controller 178 0.3%
State Human Resources 100 0.2%
State Treasurer 412 0.7%
Transportation 9,102 16.3%
Wildlife 626 1.1%

University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,306 6%
Elizabeth City State University 133 1%
East Carolina University 1,895 9%
Fayetteville State University 316 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 700 3%
North Carolina Central University 442 2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics 95 0%
North Carolina State University 3,788 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,311 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 220 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 269 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,564 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 901 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 352 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 214 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,012 5%
Western Carolina University 709 3%
Winston-Salem State University 309 2%

County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 199 0.3%
Alexander 401 0.5%
Alleghany 36 0.0%
Anson 450 0.6%
Ashe 85 0.1%
Avery 397 0.5%
Beaufort 236 0.3%
Bertie 323 0.4%
Bladen 257 0.3%
Brunswick 186 0.2%
Buncombe 1,790 2.3%
Burke 2,620 3.4%
Cabarrus 417 0.5%
Caldwell 237 0.3%
Camden 25 0.0%
Carteret 500 0.7%
Caswell 253 0.3%
Catawba 425 0.6%
Chatham 203 0.3%
Cherokee 97 0.1%
Chowan 93 0.1%
Clay 21 0.0%
Cleveland 264 0.3%
Columbus 771 1.0%
Craven 662 0.9%
Cumberland 1,037 1.4%
Currituck 66 0.1%
Dare 354 0.5%
Davidson 254 0.3%
Davie 50 0.1%
Duplin 105 0.1%
Durham 1,268 1.7%
Edgecombe 177 0.2%
Forsyth 1,193 1.6%
Franklin 199 0.3%
Gaston 247 0.3%
Gates 27 0.0%
Graham 20 0.0%
Granville 2,845 3.7%
Greene 898 1.2%
Guilford 2,402 3.1%
Halifax 379 0.5%
Harnett 329 0.4%
Haywood 160 0.2%
Henderson 216 0.3%
Hertford 124 0.2%
Hoke 93 0.1%
Hyde 182 0.2%
Iredell 309 0.4%
Jackson 931 1.2%
Johnston 402 0.5%
Jones 23 0.0%
Lee 167 0.2%
Lenoir 1,327 1.7%
Lincoln 159 0.2%
Macon 71 0.1%
Madison 65 0.1%
Martin 183 0.2%
McDowell 469 0.6%
Mecklenburg 2,314 3.0%
Mitchell 46 0.1%
Montgomery 261 0.3%
Moore 320 0.4%
Nash 925 1.2%
New Hanover 1,953 2.6%
Northampton 57 0.1%
Onslow 223 0.3%
Orange 6,611 8.6%
Pamlico 158 0.2%
Pasquotank 509 0.7%
Pender 258 0.3%
Perquimans 61 0.1%
Person 61 0.1%
Pitt 2,621 3.4%
Polk 37 0.0%
Randolph 568 0.7%
Richmond 332 0.4%
Robeson 857 1.1%
Rockingham 192 0.3%
Rowan 543 0.7%
Rutherford 193 0.3%
Sampson 375 0.5%
Scotland 559 0.7%
Stanly 468 0.6%
Stokes 82 0.1%
Surry 170 0.2%
Swain 39 0.1%
Transylvania 69 0.1%
Tyrrell 99 0.1%
Union 227 0.3%
Vance 122 0.2%
Wake 22,664 29.6%
Warren 184 0.2%
Washington 71 0.1%
Watauga 1,437 1.9%
Wayne 2,012 2.6%
Wilkes 339 0.4%
Wilson 642 0.8%
Yadkin 64 0.1%
Yancey 57 0.1%