July 2023 State Employee Statistics

As of July 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	98	0%
20-29	8,824	12%
30-39	15,038	20%
40-49	18,190	25%
50-59	21,249	29%
60-69	9,567	13%
70 or more	826	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	52,508	98.5%
Part Time	221	0.4%
Time Limited	592	1.1%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,708	5%
High School Graduate	25,178	34%
Associate	7,683	10%
Bachelor	20,777	28%
Advanced Degree	9,218	12%
Certifications	408	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	38,898	52.7%
Male	34,894	47.3%
Unreported	0	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	4,999	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,132	4%
Corrections	10,998	21%
Education & Training	703	1%
Engineering	2,795	5%
Executive	105	0%
Financial & Business Management	2,738	5%
Human Resources	668	1%
Human Services	3,007	6%
Information Communication & Media	367	1%
Information Technology	2,144	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,152	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,208	6%
Legal	615	1%
Medical & Health	6,437	12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	601	1%
Operations & Trades	6,018	11%
Planning & Economic Development	342	1%
Program Management	3,354	6%
Safety & Inspection	938	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	21,835	30%
Asian	1,964	3%
Hispanic	2,386	3%
Multinational	851	1%
Native American	1,152	2%
Pacific Islander	52	0%
White	44,620	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	932	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	10,296	14%
2 to 4	11,676	16%
5 to 9	15,837	21%
10 to 14	9,704	13%
15 to 19	11,079	15%
20 to 29	12,840	17%
30+	2,360	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	464	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	50	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,772	26.4%
Agriculture	1,726	3.3%
Commerce	1,278	2.4%
Community Colleges	151	0.3%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	69	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,519	2.6%
Health Human Services	13,092	24.8%
Information Technology	826	1.6%
Insurance	542	1.0%
Justice	740	1.4%
Labor	324	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	2	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	104	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,718	3.1%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Public Instruction	853	1.6%
Public Safety	4,405	8.4%
Revenue	1,279	2.4%
Secretary of State	166	0.3%
State Auditor	124	0.2%
State Budget & Management	65	0.1%
State Controller	182	0.3%
State Human Resources	85	0.1%
State Treasurer	326	0.6%
Transportation	8,820	16.0%
Wildlife	614	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,281	6%
Elizabeth City State University	135	1%
East Carolina University	1,885	9%
Fayetteville State University	315	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	691	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	266	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	209	0.3%
Alexander	382	0.5%
Alleghany	38	0.1%
Anson	444	0.6%
Ashe	86	0.1%
Avery	389	0.5%
Beaufort	238	0.3%
Bertie	329	0.4%
Bladen	257	0.3%
Brunswick	192	0.3%
Buncombe	1,747	2.4%
Burke	2,518	3.4%
Cabarrus	364	0.5%
Caldwell	233	0.3%
Camden	23	0.0%
Carteret	449	0.6%
Caswell	245	0.3%
Catawba	410	0.6%
Chatham	193	0.3%
Cherokee	102	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	21	0.0%
Cleveland	255	0.3%
Columbus	765	1.0%
Craven	653	0.9%
Cumberland	1,011	1.4%
Currituck	72	0.1%
Dare	342	0.5%
Davidson	259	0.4%
Davie	54	0.1%
Duplin	112	0.2%
Durham	940	1.3%
Edgecombe	165	0.2%
Forsyth	1,199	1.6%
Franklin	183	0.2%
Gaston	247	0.3%
Gates	29	0.0%
Graham	24	0.0%
Granville	2,836	3.8%
Greene	860	1.2%
Guilford	2,380	3.2%
Halifax	383	0.5%
Harnett	348	0.5%
Haywood	162	0.2%
Henderson	220	0.3%
Hertford	123	0.2%
Hoke	96	0.1%
Hyde	188	0.3%
Iredell	297	0.4%
Jackson	916	1.2%
Johnston	401	0.5%
Jones	22	0.0%
Lee	172	0.2%
Lenoir	1,281	1.7%
Lincoln	154	0.2%
Macon	73	0.1%
Madison	71	0.1%
Martin	191	0.3%
McDowell	480	0.7%
Mecklenburg	2,328	3.2%
Mitchell	53	0.1%
Montgomery	265	0.4%
Moore	314	0.4%
Nash	898	1.2%
New Hanover	1,754	2.4%
Northampton	58	0.1%
Onslow	210	0.3%
Orange	6,570	8.9%
Pamlico	155	0.2%
Pasquotank	519	0.7%
Pender	262	0.4%
Perquimans	60	0.1%
Person	60	0.1%
Pitt	2,584	3.5%
Polk	39	0.1%
Randolph	571	0.8%
Richmond	302	0.4%
Robeson	860	1.2%
Rockingham	189	0.3%
Rowan	545	0.7%
Rutherford	177	0.2%
Sampson	381	0.5%
Scotland	563	0.8%
Stanly	467	0.6%
Stokes	82	0.1%
Surry	171	0.2%
Swain	41	0.1%
Transylvania	69	0.1%
Tyrrell	105	0.1%
Union	223	0.3%
Vance	126	0.2%
Wake	21,117	28.6%
Warren	192	0.3%
Washington	69	0.1%
Watauga	1,409	1.9%
Wayne	1,988	2.7%
Wilkes	339	0.5%
Wilson	621	0.8%
Yadkin	69	0.1%
Yancey	55	0.1%