| Commissioner of Labor of North Carolina | |
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Incumbent since November 8, 2024Kevin O'Barr | |
| Member of | Council of State |
| Seat | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Term length | Four years, no term limit |
| Formation | 1887 |
| Salary | $146,421 |
| Website | www |
The commissioner of labor is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The commissioner is a constitutional officer who leads the state's Department of Labor. North Carolina's general statues provide the commissioner with wide-ranging regulatory and enforcement powers to tend to the welfare of the state's workforce. They also sit on the North Carolina Council of State. The incumbent is Kevin O'Barr, who has served since November 2024.
The original Bureau of Labor Statistics, the historical precursor of the present Department of Labor, was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1887, with provision for appointment by the governor of a commissioner of labor statistics for a two-year term. In 1899 another act was passed providing that the commissioner, beginning with the general election of 1900, be elected by the people for a four-year term. The office was elevated to constitutional status in 1944.