May 2023 Employee Statistics

As of May 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	94	0%
20-29	8,589	12%
30-39	15,032	20%
40-49	18,229	25%
50-59	21,372	29%
60-69	9,648	13%
70 or more	839	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	52,399	98.5%
Part Time	229	0.4%
Time Limited	585	1.1%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,709	5%
High School Graduate	24,970	34%
Associate	7,735	10%
Bachelor	20,738	28%
Advanced Degree	9,126	12%
Certifications	411	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	38,805	52.6%
Male	34,993	47.4%
Unreported	5	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	4,980	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,127	4%
Corrections	11,025	21%
Education & Training	698	1%
Engineering	2,776	5%
Executive	104	0%
Financial & Business Management	2,708	5%
Human Resources	654	1%
Human Services	2,992	6%
Information Communication & Media	370	1%
Information Technology	2,152	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,140	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,240	6%
Legal	606	1%
Medical & Health	6,481	12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	602	1%
Operations & Trades	5,981	11%
Planning & Economic Development	339	1%
Program Management	3,313	6%
Safety & Inspection	925	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	21,791	30%
Asian	1,955	3%
Hispanic	2,331	3%
Multinational	840	1%
Native American	1,158	2%
Pacific Islander	50	0%
White	44,805	61%
Ethnicity Not Given	873	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	9,921	13%
2 to 4	11,809	16%
5 to 9	15,833	21%
10 to 14	9,688	13%
15 to 19	11,262	15%
20 to 29	12,927	18%
30+	2,363	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	451	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	48	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,754	26.4%
Agriculture	1,718	3.3%
Commerce	1,271	2.4%
Community Colleges	149	0.3%
Cosmetic Arts	23	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	70	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,492	2.6%
Health Human Services	13,071	24.8%
Information Technology	841	1.6%
Insurance	538	1.0%
Justice	750	1.4%
Labor	322	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	2	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	100	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,708	3.1%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Public Instruction	842	1.6%
Public Safety	4,446	8.4%
Revenue	1,296	2.4%
Secretary of State	170	0.3%
State Auditor	124	0.2%
State Budget & Management	65	0.1%
State Controller	180	0.3%
State Human Resources	84	0.1%
State Treasurer	329	0.6%
Transportation	8,748	16.0%
Wildlife	620	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,289	6%
Elizabeth City State University	135	1%
East Carolina University	1,929	9%
Fayetteville State University	331	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	699	3%
North Carolina Central University	459	2%
North Carolina State University	3,893	19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,236	30%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	366	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	280	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,530	7%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	941	5%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	221	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	210	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,033	5%
Western Carolina University	717	3%
Winston-Salem State University	321	2%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	210	0.3%
Alexander	385	0.5%
Alleghany	40	0.1%
Anson	441	0.6%
Ashe	84	0.1%
Avery	391	0.5%
Beaufort	233	0.3%
Bertie	333	0.5%
Bladen	260	0.4%
Brunswick	186	0.3%
Buncombe	1,781	2.4%
Burke	2,518	3.4%
Cabarrus	373	0.5%
Caldwell	232	0.3%
Camden	24	0.0%
Carteret	448	0.6%
Caswell	254	0.3%
Catawba	406	0.6%
Chatham	194	0.3%
Cherokee	99	0.1%
Chowan	96	0.1%
Clay	22	0.0%
Cleveland	258	0.3%
Columbus	757	1.0%
Craven	647	0.9%
Cumberland	1,013	1.4%
Currituck	73	0.1%
Dare	337	0.5%
Davidson	262	0.4%
Davie	56	0.1%
Duplin	109	0.1%
Durham	950	1.3%
Edgecombe	166	0.2%
Forsyth	1,203	1.6%
Franklin	186	0.3%
Gaston	249	0.3%
Gates	31	0.0%
Graham	24	0.0%
Granville	2,841	3.8%
Greene	859	1.2%
Guilford	2,432	3.3%
Halifax	384	0.5%
Harnett	349	0.5%
Haywood	162	0.2%
Henderson	227	0.3%
Hertford	118	0.2%
Hoke	96	0.1%
Hyde	192	0.3%
Iredell	291	0.4%
Jackson	918	1.2%
Johnston	399	0.5%
Jones	23	0.0%
Lee	178	0.2%
Lenoir	1,288	1.7%
Lincoln	156	0.2%
Macon	73	0.1%
Madison	72	0.1%
Martin	189	0.3%
McDowell	485	0.7%
Mecklenburg	2,286	3.1%
Mitchell	53	0.1%
Montgomery	263	0.4%
Moore	313	0.4%
Nash	889	1.2%
New Hanover	1,761	2.4%
Northampton	57	0.1%
Onslow	214	0.3%
Orange	6,524	8.8%
Pamlico	155	0.2%
Pasquotank	516	0.7%
Pender	255	0.3%
Perquimans	62	0.1%
Person	60	0.1%
Pitt	2,627	3.6%
Polk	39	0.1%
Randolph	561	0.8%
Richmond	298	0.4%
Robeson	866	1.2%
Rockingham	177	0.2%
Rowan	554	0.8%
Rutherford	179	0.2%
Sampson	386	0.5%
Scotland	563	0.8%
Stanly	476	0.6%
Stokes	88	0.1%
Surry	175	0.2%
Swain	41	0.1%
Transylvania	66	0.1%
Tyrrell	111	0.2%
Union	217	0.3%
Vance	126	0.2%
Wake	21,040	28.5%
Warren	192	0.3%
Washington	68	0.1%
Watauga	1,415	1.9%
Wayne	1,971	2.7%
Wilkes	342	0.5%
Wilson	628	0.9%
Yadkin	68	0.1%
Yancey	55	0.1%