September 2023 State Employee Statistics

As of September 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	104	0%
20-29	8,915	12%
30-39	15,090	20%
40-49	18,172	25%
50-59	21,180	29%
60-69	9,588	13%
70 or more	823	1%

Employment Type	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Full Time	52,570	98.4%
Part Time	233	0.4%
Time Limited	612	1.1%

Education	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than High School	3,734	5%
High School Graduate	25,257	34%
Associate	7,697	10%
Bachelor	20,856	28%
Advanced Degree	9,252	13%
Certifications	416	1%

Gender	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Female	39,007	52.8%
Male	34,865	47.2%
Unreported	0	0.0%

Job Categories	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administrative Support	5,005	9%
Agricultural, Environmental & Scientific	2,142	4%
Corrections	11,027	21%
Education & Training	701	1%
Engineering	2,785	5%
Executive	106	0%
Financial & Business Management	2,759	5%
Human Resources	699	1%
Human Services	3,020	6%
Information Communication & Media	372	1%
Information Technology	2,139	4%
Institutional Support Services	1,147	2%
Law Enforcement & Public Safety	3,248	6%
Legal	609	1%
Medical & Health	6,452	12%
Natural, Historic & Cultural Resources	599	1%
Operations & Trades	5,970	11%
Planning & Economic Development	339	1%
Program Management	3,357	6%
Safety & Inspection	939	2%

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
African American	21,949	30%
Asian	1,978	3%
Hispanic	2,435	3%
Multinational	850	1%
Native American	1,158	2%
Pacific Islander	55	0%
White	44,545	60%
Ethnicity Not Given	902	1%

Years of Service	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Less than 2 years	10,599	14%
2 to 4	11,577	16%
5 to 9	15,873	21%
10 to 14	9,743	13%
15 to 19	10,925	15%
20 to 29	12,805	17%
30+	2,350	3%

Agency	Number of SHRA Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Administration	464	0.8%
Administrative Hearings	48	0.1%
Adult Corrections	13,832	26.4%
Agriculture	1,721	3.3%
Commerce	1,272	2.4%
Community Colleges	153	0.3%
Cosmetic Arts	23	0.0%
Elections and Ethics	67	0.1%
Environmental Quality	1,535	2.6%
Health Human Services	13,120	24.8%
Information Technology	815	1.6%
Insurance	538	1.0%
Justice	742	1.4%
Labor	325	0.6%
Lt Governor's Office	2	0.0%
Military and Veterans Affairs	101	0.2%
Natural and Cultural Resources	1,714	3.1%
Opticians	1	0.0%
Public Instruction	870	1.6%
Public Safety	4,467	8.4%
Revenue	1,300	2.4%
Secretary of State	169	0.3%
State Auditor	124	0.2%
State Budget & Management	65	0.1%
State Controller	184	0.3%
State Human Resources	85	0.1%
State Treasurer	328	0.6%
Transportation	8,746	16.0%
Wildlife	604	1.1%

University/School	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Appalachian State University	1,308	6%
Elizabeth City State University	129	1%
East Carolina University	1,890	9%
Fayetteville State University	318	2%
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University	688	3%
North Carolina Central University	438	2%
North Carolina State University	3,864	19%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	6,270	31%
University of North Carolina-General Administration	347	1%
University of North Carolina-Asheville	268	1%
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	1,554	8%
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	898	4%
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	221	2%
University of North Carolina-School of the Arts	214	1%
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	1,023	5%
Western Carolina University	705	3%
Winston-Salem State University	322	2%

County	Number of Employees	Percent of Total State Employees
Alamance	194	0.3%
Alexander	386	0.5%
Alleghany	38	0.1%
Anson	441	0.6%
Ashe	84	0.1%
Avery	388	0.5%
Beaufort	238	0.3%
Bertie	324	0.4%
Bladen	259	0.4%
Brunswick	187	0.3%
Buncombe	1,757	2.4%
Burke	2,521	3.4%
Cabarrus	372	0.5%
Caldwell	231	0.3%
Camden	23	0.0%
Carteret	447	0.6%
Caswell	245	0.3%
Catawba	424	0.6%
Chatham	197	0.3%
Cherokee	99	0.1%
Chowan	94	0.1%
Clay	20	0.0%
Cleveland	253	0.3%
Columbus	762	1.0%
Craven	650	0.9%
Cumberland	1,025	1.4%
Currituck	68	0.1%
Dare	348	0.5%
Davidson	254	0.3%
Davie	52	0.1%
Duplin	108	0.1%
Durham	921	1.2%
Edgecombe	166	0.2%
Forsyth	1,203	1.6%
Franklin	183	0.2%
Gaston	238	0.3%
Gates	27	0.0%
Graham	22	0.0%
Granville	2,825	3.8%
Greene	883	1.2%
Guilford	2,382	3.2%
Halifax	385	0.5%
Harnett	335	0.5%
Haywood	160	0.2%
Henderson	215	0.3%
Hertford	123	0.2%
Hoke	96	0.1%
Hyde	189	0.3%
Iredell	299	0.4%
Jackson	906	1.2%
Johnston	398	0.5%
Jones	22	0.0%
Lee	173	0.2%
Lenoir	1,290	1.7%
Lincoln	150	0.2%
Macon	68	0.1%
Madison	66	0.1%
Martin	188	0.3%
McDowell	484	0.7%
Mecklenburg	2,312	3.1%
Mitchell	49	0.1%
Montgomery	269	0.4%
Moore	310	0.4%
Nash	904	1.2%
New Hanover	1,747	2.4%
Northampton	57	0.1%
Onslow	225	0.3%
Orange	6,562	8.9%
Pamlico	154	0.2%
Pasquotank	509	0.7%
Pender	254	0.3%
Perquimans	59	0.1%
Person	60	0.1%
Pitt	2,597	3.5%
Polk	37	0.1%
Randolph	569	0.8%
Richmond	314	0.4%
Robeson	861	1.2%
Rockingham	181	0.2%
Rowan	544	0.7%
Rutherford	176	0.2%
Sampson	379	0.5%
Scotland	559	0.8%
Stanly	467	0.6%
Stokes	79	0.1%
Surry	171	0.2%
Swain	39	0.1%
Transylvania	69	0.1%
Tyrrell	104	0.1%
Union	221	0.3%
Vance	128	0.2%
Wake	21,251	28.8%
Warren	194	0.3%
Washington	69	0.1%
Watauga	1,433	1.9%
Wayne	1,989	2.7%
Wilkes	336	0.5%
Wilson	623	0.8%
Yadkin	66	0.1%
Yancey	55	0.1%