Employees and the Cabinet departments


Which Cabinet member supervises the most employees?

By far, the Secretary of Correction.

The N.C. Department of Correction's huge staff of prison guards and probation workers makes it the largest of the 10 agencies overseen by appointees of the governor.

Below, the number of permanent full-time employees, according to the Office of State Personnel.

Correction: 19,328

Health and Human Services: 16,863

Transportation: 12,550

Environment and Natural Resources: 3,505

Crime Control: 2,799

Revenue: 1,438

Juvenile Justice: 1,186

Administration: 753

Commerce: 716

Cultural Resources: 706

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