June 2023 Employee Statistics

June employee statistics snapshot

 

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%