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%