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Labor Day for the year 2019 is celebrated/ observed on Monday, September 2nd.
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday of September annually. The day celebrates the American labor movement and the contributions and achievements of the American worker. In the United States Labor Day is the three day weekend ending the summer season, where Memorial Day weekend starts the summer season.
International Workers Day
Most of the world celebrates Labor Day as International Workers Day also called Workers Day or Labour Day on May 1st each year. The date for the global date was based on the Haymarket affair which occurred in Chicago on May 4, 1886 as a conflict between the police and workers where 8 people were killed [1]. For many countries in the Northern Hemisphere May Day is also on May 1 and for them the day celebrates the coming of spring and the Labor movement together in one day.
Days to Labor Day 2019
Monday, September 2nd is day number 245 of the 2019 calendar year with -5 years, -2 months, -1 day until Labor Day 2019.
Further Reading:
More on Wikipedia Labor Day
Department of Labor – Labor Day information Labor Day -DOL
References:
1.”International Workers Day” - Wikipedia, Wikipedia.org.
Labor Day | |
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Name(s): | Labor Day |
Type: | Federal Holiday |
When: | First Monday in September |
Dates for Labor Day
Holiday | Date | Days to Go |
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Labor Day 2023 | Monday, September 04, 2023 | -426 |
Labor Day 2024 | Monday, September 02, 2024 | -62 |
Labor Day 2025 | Monday, September 01, 2025 | 302 |
Labor Day 2026 | Monday, September 07, 2026 | 673 |
Labor Day 2027 | Monday, September 06, 2027 | 1037 |
Labor Day 2028 | Monday, September 04, 2028 | 1401 |