November 2023 State Employee Statistics

As of November 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	106	0%
20-29	9,098	12%
30-39	15,109	20%
40-49	18,138	24%
50-59	21,135	29%
60-69	9,599	13%
70 or more	849	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	52,696	98.4%
Part Time	235	0.4%
Time Limited	622	1.2%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,763	5%
High School Graduate	25,245	34%
Associate	7,680	10%
Bachelor	20,899	28%
Advanced Degree	9,268	13%
Certifications	413	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	39,123	52.8%
Male	34,910	47.2%
Unreported	1	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,001	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,148	4%
Corrections	11,039	21%
Education & Training	688	1%
Engineering	2,794	5%
Executive	109	0%
Financial & Business Management	2,759	5%
Human Resources	716	1%
Human Services	3,064	6%
Information Communication & Media	377	1%
Information Technology	2,173	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,153	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,235	6%
Legal	603	1%
Medical & Health	6,391	12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	598	1%
Operations & Trades	5,985	11%
Planning & Economic Development	344	1%
Program Management	3,437	6%
Safety & Inspection	939	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	22,092	30%
Asian	2,003	3%
Hispanic	2,494	3%
Multinational	877	1%
Native American	1,152	2%
Pacific Islander	58	0%
White	44,641	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	717	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	10,634	14%
2 to 4	11,628	16%
5 to 9	15,989	22%
10 to 14	9,917	13%
15 to 19	10,626	14%
20 to 29	12,885	17%
30+	2,355	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	472	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	51	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,854	26.4%
Agriculture	1,722	3.3%
Commerce	1,271	2.4%
Community Colleges	153	0.3%
Cosmetic Arts	24	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	64	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,561	2.6%
Health Human Services	13,153	24.8%
Information Technology	806	1.6%
Insurance	544	1.0%
Justice	754	1.4%
Labor	326	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	2	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	103	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,714	3.1%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Public Instruction	886	1.6%
Public Safety	4,458	8.4%
Revenue	1,296	2.4%
Secretary of State	168	0.3%
State Auditor	124	0.2%
State Budget & Management	65	0.1%
State Controller	184	0.3%
State Human Resources	87	0.1%
State Treasurer	334	0.6%
Transportation	8,770	16.0%
Wildlife	606	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,310	6%
Elizabeth City State University	134	1%
East Carolina University	1,879	9%
Fayetteville State University	320	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	699	3%
North Carolina Central University	443	2%
North Carolina State University	3,848	19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,295	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	345	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	267	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,551	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	898	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	223	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	214	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,025	5%
Western Carolina University	712	3%
Winston-Salem State University	318	2%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	200	0.3%
Alexander	398	0.5%
Alleghany	35	0.0%
Anson	441	0.6%
Ashe	84	0.1%
Avery	388	0.5%
Beaufort	240	0.3%
Bertie	325	0.4%
Bladen	262	0.4%
Brunswick	188	0.3%
Buncombe	1,785	2.4%
Burke	2,512	3.4%
Cabarrus	376	0.5%
Caldwell	232	0.3%
Camden	24	0.0%
Carteret	451	0.6%
Caswell	249	0.3%
Catawba	423	0.6%
Chatham	191	0.3%
Cherokee	98	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	21	0.0%
Cleveland	255	0.3%
Columbus	764	1.0%
Craven	653	0.9%
Cumberland	1,037	1.4%
Currituck	66	0.1%
Dare	347	0.5%
Davidson	258	0.3%
Davie	49	0.1%
Duplin	108	0.1%
Durham	927	1.3%
Edgecombe	168	0.2%
Forsyth	1,192	1.6%
Franklin	190	0.3%
Gaston	241	0.3%
Gates	27	0.0%
Graham	22	0.0%
Granville	2,815	3.8%
Greene	898	1.2%
Guilford	2,399	3.2%
Halifax	380	0.5%
Harnett	331	0.4%
Haywood	158	0.2%
Henderson	216	0.3%
Hertford	121	0.2%
Hoke	95	0.1%
Hyde	186	0.3%
Iredell	301	0.4%
Jackson	918	1.2%
Johnston	410	0.6%
Jones	22	0.0%
Lee	171	0.2%
Lenoir	1,291	1.7%
Lincoln	152	0.2%
Macon	69	0.1%
Madison	65	0.1%
Martin	181	0.2%
McDowell	473	0.6%
Mecklenburg	2,294	3.1%
Mitchell	46	0.1%
Montgomery	267	0.4%
Moore	316	0.4%
Nash	915	1.2%
New Hanover	1,765	2.4%
Northampton	58	0.1%
Onslow	220	0.3%
Orange	6,589	8.9%
Pamlico	154	0.2%
Pasquotank	514	0.7%
Pender	252	0.3%
Perquimans	57	0.1%
Person	59	0.1%
Pitt	2,581	3.5%
Polk	36	0.0%
Randolph	562	0.8%
Richmond	320	0.4%
Robeson	855	1.2%
Rockingham	189	0.3%
Rowan	546	0.7%
Rutherford	175	0.2%
Sampson	377	0.5%
Scotland	552	0.7%
Stanly	465	0.6%
Stokes	82	0.1%
Surry	171	0.2%
Swain	37	0.0%
Transylvania	67	0.1%
Tyrrell	100	0.1%
Union	216	0.3%
Vance	123	0.2%
Wake	21,327	28.8%
Warren	191	0.3%
Washington	73	0.1%
Watauga	1,432	1.9%
Wayne	1,996	2.7%
Wilkes	333	0.4%
Wilson	623	0.8%
Yadkin	66	0.1%
Yancey	54	0.1%