Labor Day 2025
When is Labor Day 2025?
What is Labor Day?

Labor Day parade
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday, honoring working people, their contributions, achievements and sacrifices in pursuit of national prosperity and well-being. It is held annually on the
first Monday of September.
Labor Day is celebrated with street parades, sports events and picnics held all over the country. The Labor Day weekend is generally seen to mark the end of the
summer season (while the
Memorial Day weekend is considered to be the beginning). Summer cultural activities end, and
fall activities, such as school and sports events, start around this time. In many areas school classes resume shortly before or after Labor Day.
Labor Day has evolved into a significant shopping weekend for discounts and sales, especially for back-to-school sales, as many retailers try to capitalize on the large number of prospective customers with time to spend. It has become one of the busiest sales days of the year.
While Canada shares the date of its
Labour Day with Labor Day in the US, in many other countries
Labour Day is typically held on May 1.
Why is US Labor Day celebrated in September when most other nations commemorate it on May 1?
The first Labor Day celebration in the US took place on September 5, 1882, in New York, with a street parade followed by a picnic. In the years that followed, the holiday was recognized as an official public holiday by a number of states, until Congress declared it a federal holiday in 1894.
The first Monday in September was chosen as the holiday's anniversary because it was regarded more politically neutral and less inflammatory than the date commemorating the bloody Haymarket riots on May 1 - 4, 1886. The date was also well located on the calendar, sitting midway between the
Fourth of July and
Thanksgiving Day public holidays.
Further reading:
When is Labor Day 2026?
Dates for Labor Day in other years
The next occurrence of Labor Day is marked in
red.
When is ...? |
Date |
Day of the week |
Days away |
Labor Day 2020 |
September 7, 2020 |
Monday |
1616 days ago |
Labor Day 2021 |
September 6, 2021 |
Monday |
1252 days ago |
Labor Day 2022 |
September 5, 2022 |
Monday |
888 days ago |
Labor Day 2023 |
September 4, 2023 |
Monday |
524 days ago |
Labor Day 2024 |
September 2, 2024 |
Monday |
160 days ago |
Labor Day 2025 |
September 1, 2025 |
Monday |
in 203 days |
Labor Day 2026 |
September 7, 2026 |
Monday |
in 574 days |
Labor Day 2027 |
September 6, 2027 |
Monday |
in 938 days |
Labor Day 2028 |
September 4, 2028 |
Monday |
in 1302 days |
Labor Day 2029 |
September 3, 2029 |
Monday |
in 1666 days |
Labor Day 2030 |
September 2, 2030 |
Monday |
in 2030 days |
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Dates of
Labor Day 2025 and surrounding years as downloadable image file
Free printable 2025 calendar templates
A selection of downloadable, printable calendar templates for 2025 with US federal holidays, suitable for a variety of applications. Available for Word, Excel and PDF.
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