May 2023 Employee Statistics

May employee statistics snapshot

 

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%