June 2024 State Employee Statistics

As of June 2024

Data Inclusion and Exclusion: This data set includes all SHRA permanent University and State Agency employees excluding the 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	95	0%
20-29	9,402	12%
30-39	15,773	21%
40-49	18,852	25%
50-59	21,597	28%
60-69	10,106	13%
70 or more	965	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	55,124	97.7%
Part Time	233	0.4%
Time Limited	1,044	1.9%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,798	5%
High School Graduate	25,783	34%
Associate	7,934	10%
Bachelor	21,875	28%
Advanced Degree	10,208	13%
Certifications	438	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	40,655	52.9%
Male	36,133	47.1%
Unreported	2	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,109	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,186	4%
Corrections	11,244	20%
Education & Training	1,051	2%
Engineering	2,845	5%
Executive	233	0%
Financial & Business Management	3,114	6%
Human Resources	769	1%
Human Services	3,232	6%
Information Communication & Media	436	1%
Information Technology	2,526	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,166	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,396	6%
Legal	643	1%
Medical & Health	6,343	11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	665	1%
Operations & Trades	6,085	11%
Planning & Economic Development	362	1%
Program Management	4,041	7%
Safety & Inspection	955	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	22,862	30%
Asian	2,145	3%
Hispanic	2,765	4%
Multinational	992	1%
Native American	1,184	2%
Pacific Islander	60	0%
White	46,056	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	726	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	11,079	14%
2 to 4	12,832	17%
5 to 9	16,504	21%
10 to 14	10,493	14%
15 to 19	10,098	13%
20 to 29	13,282	17%
30+	2,502	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	470	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	59	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,945	24.7%
Agriculture	1,742	3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing	2	0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner	6	0.0%
Commerce	1,288	2.3%
Community Colleges	217	0.4%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	71	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,597	2.8%
Governor's Office	66	0.1%
Health Human Services	13,653	24.2%
Information Technology	1,192	2.1%
Insurance	580	1.0%
Justice	755	1.3%
Labor	335	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	8	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	108	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,812	3.2%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Psychology	5	0.0%
Public Instruction	1,050	1.9%
Public Safety	4,732	8.4%
Revenue	1,321	2.3%
Secretary of State	176	0.3%
State Auditor	120	0.2%
State Budget & Management	116	0.2%
State Bureau of Investigation	394	0.7%
State Controller	183	0.3%
State Human Resources	104	0.2%
State Treasurer	415	0.7%
Transportation	9,230	16.4%
Wildlife	624	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,269	6%
Elizabeth City State University	132	1%
East Carolina University	1,887	9%
Fayetteville State University	330	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	696	3%
North Carolina Central University	433	2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics	98	0%
North Carolina State University	3,773	19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,296	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	219	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	247	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,573	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	877	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	359	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	204	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,005	5%
Western Carolina University	708	3%
Winston-Salem State University	283	1%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	198	0.3%
Alexander	411	0.5%
Alleghany	34	0.0%
Anson	446	0.6%
Ashe	83	0.1%
Avery	389	0.5%
Beaufort	239	0.3%
Bertie	298	0.4%
Bladen	263	0.3%
Brunswick	186	0.2%
Buncombe	1,787	2.3%
Burke	2,595	3.4%
Cabarrus	418	0.5%
Caldwell	236	0.3%
Camden	23	0.0%
Carteret	486	0.6%
Caswell	259	0.3%
Catawba	425	0.6%
Chatham	213	0.3%
Cherokee	93	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	271	0.4%
Columbus	783	1.0%
Craven	667	0.9%
Cumberland	1,049	1.4%
Currituck	66	0.1%
Dare	361	0.5%
Davidson	266	0.3%
Davie	48	0.1%
Duplin	103	0.1%
Durham	1,296	1.7%
Edgecombe	178	0.2%
Forsyth	1,178	1.5%
Franklin	195	0.3%
Gaston	250	0.3%
Gates	26	0.0%
Graham	20	0.0%
Granville	2,827	3.7%
Greene	894	1.2%
Guilford	2,377	3.1%
Halifax	364	0.5%
Harnett	342	0.4%
Haywood	168	0.2%
Henderson	218	0.3%
Hertford	120	0.2%
Hoke	94	0.1%
Hyde	174	0.2%
Iredell	306	0.4%
Jackson	940	1.2%
Johnston	387	0.5%
Jones	22	0.0%
Lee	182	0.2%
Lenoir	1,354	1.8%
Lincoln	165	0.2%
Macon	68	0.1%
Madison	65	0.1%
Martin	177	0.2%
McDowell	464	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,353	3.1%
Mitchell	47	0.1%
Montgomery	248	0.3%
Moore	321	0.4%
Nash	937	1.2%
New Hanover	1,964	2.6%
Northampton	58	0.1%
Onslow	225	0.3%
Orange	6,584	8.6%
Pamlico	153	0.2%
Pasquotank	499	0.6%
Pender	256	0.3%
Perquimans	73	0.1%
Person	62	0.1%
Pitt	2,617	3.4%
Polk	33	0.0%
Randolph	572	0.7%
Richmond	347	0.5%
Robeson	886	1.2%
Rockingham	209	0.3%
Rowan	542	0.7%
Rutherford	193	0.3%
Sampson	382	0.5%
Scotland	567	0.7%
Stanly	469	0.6%
Stokes	90	0.1%
Surry	172	0.2%
Swain	39	0.1%
Transylvania	67	0.1%
Tyrrell	103	0.1%
Union	223	0.3%
Vance	124	0.2%
Wake	22,990	29.9%
Warren	196	0.3%
Washington	70	0.1%
Watauga	1,398	1.8%
Wayne	1,958	2.6%
Wilkes	341	0.4%
Wilson	627	0.8%
Yadkin	66	0.1%
Yancey	56	0.1%