June 2023 Employee Statistics

As of June 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	8,719	12%
30-39	15,061	20%
40-49	18,257	25%
50-59	21,329	29%
60-69	9,616	13%
70 or more	827	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	52,531	98.5%
Part Time	227	0.4%
Time Limited	595	1.1%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,710	5%
High School Graduate	24,967	34%
Associate	7,746	10%
Bachelor	20,773	28%
Advanced Degree	9,183	12%
Certifications	412	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	38,851	52.6%
Male	35,043	47.4%
Unreported	11	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	4,974	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,143	4%
Corrections	11,025	21%
Education & Training	693	1%
Engineering	2,794	5%
Executive	106	0%
Financial & Business Management	2,730	5%
Human Resources	662	1%
Human Services	3,003	6%
Information Communication & Media	371	1%
Information Technology	2,152	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,142	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,226	6%
Legal	617	1%
Medical & Health	6,441	12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	602	1%
Operations & Trades	6,036	11%
Planning & Economic Development	342	1%
Program Management	3,362	6%
Safety & Inspection	932	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	21,833	30%
Asian	1,966	3%
Hispanic	2,351	3%
Multinational	857	1%
Native American	1,161	2%
Pacific Islander	51	0%
White	44,791	61%
Ethnicity Not Given	895	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	10,242	14%
2 to 4	11,755	16%
5 to 9	15,807	21%
10 to 14	9,666	13%
15 to 19	11,192	15%
20 to 29	12,897	17%
30+	2,346	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	459	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	49	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,777	26.4%
Agriculture	1,729	3.3%
Commerce	1,268	2.4%
Community Colleges	152	0.3%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	69	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,515	2.6%
Health Human Services	13,050	24.8%
Information Technology	831	1.6%
Insurance	547	1.0%
Justice	752	1.4%
Labor	324	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	2	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	102	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,724	3.1%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Public Instruction	851	1.6%
Public Safety	4,429	8.4%
Revenue	1,286	2.4%
Secretary of State	170	0.3%
State Auditor	125	0.2%
State Budget & Management	63	0.1%
State Controller	183	0.3%
State Human Resources	86	0.1%
State Treasurer	330	0.6%
Transportation	8,839	16.0%
Wildlife	616	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,287	6%
Elizabeth City State University	135	1%
East Carolina University	1,885	9%
Fayetteville State University	334	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	699	3%
North Carolina Central University	455	2%
North Carolina State University	3,893	19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,268	30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	359	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	283	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,532	7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	908	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	219	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	211	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,044	5%
Western Carolina University	717	3%
Winston-Salem State University	323	2%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	212	0.3%
Alexander	384	0.5%
Alleghany	39	0.1%
Anson	449	0.6%
Ashe	86	0.1%
Avery	391	0.5%
Beaufort	236	0.3%
Bertie	332	0.4%
Bladen	256	0.3%
Brunswick	190	0.3%
Buncombe	1,779	2.4%
Burke	2,505	3.4%
Cabarrus	375	0.5%
Caldwell	230	0.3%
Camden	22	0.0%
Carteret	449	0.6%
Caswell	250	0.3%
Catawba	408	0.6%
Chatham	196	0.3%
Cherokee	100	0.1%
Chowan	96	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	261	0.4%
Columbus	761	1.0%
Craven	650	0.9%
Cumberland	1,016	1.4%
Currituck	72	0.1%
Dare	343	0.5%
Davidson	259	0.4%
Davie	55	0.1%
Duplin	109	0.1%
Durham	954	1.3%
Edgecombe	165	0.2%
Forsyth	1,203	1.6%
Franklin	183	0.2%
Gaston	248	0.3%
Gates	30	0.0%
Graham	24	0.0%
Granville	2,828	3.8%
Greene	863	1.2%
Guilford	2,395	3.2%
Halifax	384	0.5%
Harnett	351	0.5%
Haywood	163	0.2%
Henderson	220	0.3%
Hertford	120	0.2%
Hoke	95	0.1%
Hyde	190	0.3%
Iredell	296	0.4%
Jackson	918	1.2%
Johnston	403	0.5%
Jones	22	0.0%
Lee	177	0.2%
Lenoir	1,287	1.7%
Lincoln	151	0.2%
Macon	73	0.1%
Madison	72	0.1%
Martin	194	0.3%
McDowell	485	0.7%
Mecklenburg	2,295	3.1%
Mitchell	53	0.1%
Montgomery	264	0.4%
Moore	313	0.4%
Nash	896	1.2%
New Hanover	1,776	2.4%
Northampton	58	0.1%
Onslow	210	0.3%
Orange	6,558	8.9%
Pamlico	156	0.2%
Pasquotank	519	0.7%
Pender	257	0.3%
Perquimans	60	0.1%
Person	60	0.1%
Pitt	2,593	3.5%
Polk	39	0.1%
Randolph	568	0.8%
Richmond	303	0.4%
Robeson	869	1.2%
Rockingham	189	0.3%
Rowan	553	0.7%
Rutherford	177	0.2%
Sampson	387	0.5%
Scotland	562	0.8%
Stanly	471	0.6%
Stokes	85	0.1%
Surry	173	0.2%
Swain	41	0.1%
Transylvania	66	0.1%
Tyrrell	106	0.1%
Union	222	0.3%
Vance	126	0.2%
Wake	21,130	28.6%
Warren	193	0.3%
Washington	68	0.1%
Watauga	1,415	1.9%
Wayne	1,971	2.7%
Wilkes	340	0.5%
Wilson	628	0.8%
Yadkin	69	0.1%
Yancey	56	0.1%