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The Department of the Treasury is committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion throughout all facets of its workforce. It is our goal to create and maintain an equitable, inclusive and engaging workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our state and the citizens we serve.

The employees of Treasury form the fabric of the Department. Our varied backgrounds, experiences and perspectives enrich our understanding of each other and working together, we provide better outcomes and make meaningful contributions to the Department’s mission.

Treasury aims to create an inclusive and equitable work culture of belonging where all employees can maximize their professional potential. To that end, we are committed to attracting, recruiting, mentoring, promoting, and retaining a diverse workforce and to ensuring that our office maintains a culture of inclusivity and equity.

New Jersey’s Historical Connection to Juneteenth

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual federal holiday celebrated on June 19. The holiday marks the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas—two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863—and announced the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved people. President Joseph R. Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday into law on June 17, 2021.