March 2024 State Employee Statistics

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As of March 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 84 0%
20-29 9,115 12%
30-39 15,655 20%
40-49 18,838 25%
50-59 21,652 28%
60-69 10,186 13%
70 or more 958 1%

Employment Type Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time 54,664 97.7%
Part Time 242 0.4%
Time Limited 1,044 1.9%
Education Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School 3,800 5%
High School Graduate 25,606 33%
Associate 7,874 10%
Bachelor 21,758 28%
Advanced Degree 10,089 13%
Certifications 438 1%
Gender Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Female 40,559 53.0%
Male 35,928 47.0%
Unreported 1 0.0%
Job Categories Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support 5,094 9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific 2,145 4%
Corrections 11,078 20%
Education & Training 1,041 2%
Engineering 2,826 5%
Executive 232 0%
Financial & Business Management 3,083 6%
Human Resources 750 1%
Human Services 3,180 6%
Information Communication & Media 432 1%
Information Technology 2,503 4%
Institutional Support Services 1,177 2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety 3,288 6%
Legal 629 1%
Medical & Health 6,399 11%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources 648 1%
Operations & Trades 6,179 11%
Planning & Economic Development 358 1%
Program Management 3,955 7%
Safety & Inspection 953 2%
Ethnicity Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
African American 22,781 30%
Asian 2,132 3%
Hispanic 2,668 3%
Multinational 960 1%
Native American 1,177 2%
Pacific Islander 61 0%
White 45,994 60%
Ethnicity Not Given 715 1%
Years of Service Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years 10,988 14%
2 to 4 12,548 16%
5 to 9 16,426 21%
10 to 14 10,415 14%
15 to 19 10,385 14%
20 to 29 13,272 17%
30+ 2,454 3%
Agency Number of SHRA Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Administration 468 0.8%
Administrative Hearings 59 0.1%
Adult Corrections 13,874 24.8%
Agriculture 1,720 3.1%
Auctioneer Licensing 2 0.0%
Barber & Electrolysis Examiner 6 0.0%
Commerce 1,272 2.3%
Community Colleges 215 0.4%
Cosmetic Arts 25 0.0%
Elections and Ethics 72 0.1%
Environmental Quality 1,561 2.8%
Governor's Office 67 0.1%
Health Human Services 13,678 24.4%
Information Technology 1,184 2.1%
Insurance 568 1.0%
Justice 746 1.3%
Labor 336 0.6%
Lt Governor's Office 9 0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs 102 0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources 1,777 3.2%
Opticians 1 0.0%
Psychology 5 0.0%
Public Instruction 1,038 1.9%
Public Safety 4,556 8.1%
Revenue 1,311 2.3%
Secretary of State 176 0.3%
State Auditor 125 0.2%
State Budget & Management 118 0.2%
State Controller 186 0.3%
State Human Resources 101 0.2%
State Treasurer 414 0.7%
Transportation 9,157 16.4%
Wildlife 623 1.1%
University/School Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University 1,305 6%
Elizabeth City State University 127 1%
East Carolina University 1,888 9%
Fayetteville State University 327 2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University 696 3%
North Carolina Central University 442 2%
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics 97 0%
North Carolina State University 3,796 18%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 6,298 31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration 217 1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville 263 1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte 1,580 8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro 899 4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke 363 2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts 204 1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington 1,020 5%
Western Carolina University 715 3%
Winston-Salem State University 301 1%
County Number of Employees Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance 199 0.3%
Alexander 401 0.5%
Alleghany 36 0.0%
Anson 453 0.6%
Ashe 86 0.1%
Avery 399 0.5%
Beaufort 234 0.3%
Bertie 310 0.4%
Bladen 266 0.3%
Brunswick 183 0.2%
Buncombe 1,796 2.3%
Burke 2,624 3.4%
Cabarrus 419 0.5%
Caldwell 236 0.3%
Camden 25 0.0%
Carteret 495 0.6%
Caswell 251 0.3%
Catawba 424 0.6%
Chatham 206 0.3%
Cherokee 93 0.1%
Chowan 92 0.1%
Clay 21 0.0%
Cleveland 264 0.3%
Columbus 769 1.0%
Craven 653 0.9%
Cumberland 1,040 1.4%
Currituck 65 0.1%
Dare 359 0.5%
Davidson 256 0.3%
Davie 51 0.1%
Duplin 106 0.1%
Durham 1,306 1.7%
Edgecombe 172 0.2%
Forsyth 1,174 1.5%
Franklin 198 0.3%
Gaston 251 0.3%
Gates 26 0.0%
Graham 22 0.0%
Granville 2,823 3.7%
Greene 883 1.2%
Guilford 2,391 3.1%
Halifax 369 0.5%
Harnett 334 0.4%
Haywood 163 0.2%
Henderson 213 0.3%
Hertford 124 0.2%
Hoke 93 0.1%
Hyde 180 0.2%
Iredell 305 0.4%
Jackson 942 1.2%
Johnston 401 0.5%
Jones 22 0.0%
Lee 171 0.2%
Lenoir 1,348 1.8%
Lincoln 161 0.2%
Macon 69 0.1%
Madison 66 0.1%
Martin 183 0.2%
McDowell 464 0.6%
Mecklenburg 2,336 3.1%
Mitchell 45 0.1%
Montgomery 250 0.3%
Moore 323 0.4%
Nash 927 1.2%
New Hanover 1,975 2.6%
Northampton 61 0.1%
Onslow 230 0.3%
Orange 6,583 8.6%
Pamlico 157 0.2%
Pasquotank 497 0.6%
Pender 254 0.3%
Perquimans 70 0.1%
Person 61 0.1%
Pitt 2,611 3.4%
Polk 36 0.0%
Randolph 564 0.7%
Richmond 332 0.4%
Robeson 874 1.1%
Rockingham 205 0.3%
Rowan 544 0.7%
Rutherford 196 0.3%
Sampson 378 0.5%
Scotland 560 0.7%
Stanly 464 0.6%
Stokes 85 0.1%
Surry 170 0.2%
Swain 36 0.0%
Transylvania 67 0.1%
Tyrrell 98 0.1%
Union 223 0.3%
Vance 126 0.2%
Wake 22,689 29.7%
Warren 184 0.2%
Washington 70 0.1%
Watauga 1,434 1.9%
Wayne 2,012 2.6%
Wilkes 339 0.4%
Wilson 632 0.8%
Yadkin 62 0.1%
Yancey 55 0.1%