The New Jersey Civil Service Commission is located in Trenton Trenton NJ.

The Core Mission of the Civil Service Commission is to provide a fair and efficient human resource delivery system that rewards quality, merit and productivity in a framework that allows Civil Service jurisdictions the flexibility necessary to manage their workforce, improve productivity and provide a more cost effective service delivery for state taxpayers by achieving the following:
 Providing an employee selection system designed to attract and retain a high-quality, diverse workforce, in consultation with Civil Service jurisdictions, and in accordance with established merit system principles and guidelines;
 Providing the regulatory framework for the administration of an equitable and expeditious dispute resolution process between Civil Service jurisdictions and their employees;
 Providing services in the areas of classification, employee compensation, personnel records management, layoff administration, policy development and interpretation, rules compliance and organizational design;
 Providing strategic, operational and technical support on a wide range of issues related to the Civil Service system to include:  review and establishment of new position classifications, reclassification of existing positions to different titles, the review and approval of reductions-in-force, job classification reviews and appeals, assistance with organizational review and title structures and placement services through the administration of the certification process and determination of certification appeals.