State Holidays for the Year 2022

State Personnel Management System - State Holidays 2022

New Year's Day*FridayDecember 31​
Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, JrMondayJanuary 17
Presidents' DayMondayFebruary 21
Memorial DayMondayMay 30
​Juneteenth*​Monday​​June 20
Independence DayMondayJuly 4
Labor DayMondaySeptember 5
Columbus DayMondayOctober 10
Gubernatorial Election DayTuesdayNovember 8
Veterans DayFriday
November 11
Thanksgiving DayThursdayNovember 24
American Indian Heritage Day FridayNovember 25
Christmas Day*MondayDecember 26


*When a State holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is observed on the Friday before or the Monday after the actual holiday, respectively.​

Note:  Agencies that provide 24-hour, 7-days-a-week services may conform to the above schedule by providing employees 13 days of holiday leave at alternate times.  The appointing authorities of these agencies will provide more specific information concerning holiday scheduling.


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