New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development
| New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $175,000 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $208,942,000 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 5 years |
| Authority: | New Jersey State Statutes, Title 34, Section 1-2 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by Governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Robert Asaro-Angelo | |
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The New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development is a state executive position in the New Jersey state government.
The commissioner serves as executive and administrative head of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.[1]
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Robert Asaro-Angelo. He was appointed as acting commissioner by Gov. Phil Murphy on January 9, 2018, and confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on March 26, 2018.[1]
Authority
The office of commissioner is established by Title 34, Section 1-2 of the New Jersey State Statutes:
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The department of labor, hereinafter in this title referred to as the "department" , organized by an act entitled "An act to reorganize the department of labor; to provide for the execution of its powers and the performance of its duties through departmental bureaus, under the supervision and control of the commissioner of labor; and as incidental to such reorganization, to provide for the transfer and assignment of officials and employees in the present department, and to extend the term of office of the commissioner of labor," passed March fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen (L.1916, c. 40, p. 67), as amended and supplemented, is continued...[2] |
Qualifications
Per Title 34:1-4 of the New Jersey Statutes the commissioner "shall be a citizen and resident of this state."[3]
Appointments
Per Title 34:1-4 of the New Jersey Statutes the commissioner is appointed to a five-year term by the governor with the advice and consent of the state Senate.[3]
Vacancies
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Duties
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Divisions
Per Title 34:1-2 of the New Jersey Statutes the Department of Labor consists of the following divisions:[2]
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State budget
- See also: New Jersey state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in Fiscal Year 2025 was $208,942,000.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
The salaries of state executive officials are determined by the New Jersey State Legislature. A seven-member salary commission determined annual pay for state officials from its creation in 1999 until legislators eliminated the commission in 2014.[6][7][8]
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2021
In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2020
In 2020, the commissioner received a salary of $175,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2019
In 2019, the commissioner received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2018
In 2018, the commissioner received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2017
In 2017, the commissioner received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2016
In 2016, the commissioner received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2015
In 2015, the commissioner received a salary of $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2014
In 2014, the commissioner was paid an estimated $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[18]
2013
In 2013, the commissioner was paid an estimated $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[19]
2010
In 2010, the commissioner was paid an estimated $141,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[20]
Historical officeholders
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Recent news
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Contact information
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department of Labor and Workforce Development, "About Us," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 JUSTIA US Law, "2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes Title 34:1-2," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 JUSTIA US Law, "2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes Title 34:1-4," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ State of New Jersey, "Appropriations Handbook: Fiscal Year 2024-2025," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ NJ.com, "N.J. Republican leaders block pay raises for top state officials," September 28, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Joint Resolution No. 1," March 5, 1999
- ↑ LegiScan, "Assembly, No. 3067," February 7, 2013
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed February 1, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed June 22, 2011
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