When Is Labor Day 2027?
Labor Day 2027 is on Monday, September 6, 2027.
Next: Labor Day 2028 is on Monday, September 4, 2028.
The rule: Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
How the date of Labor Day is set
5 U.S.C. 6103, Holidays sets it: “Labor Day, the first Monday in September.”
Working for 2027: September 1, 2027 is a Wednesday, so the first Monday is September 6. That is Labor Day 2027.
Under this rule Labor Day can fall as early as September 1 and as late as September 7.
Labor Day dates, 2026 to 2035
| Year | Date | Day of the week | Federal observed day | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | September 7 | Monday | Same day | Days until |
| 2027 | September 6 | Monday | Same day | Days until |
| 2028 | September 4 | Monday | Same day | Days until |
| 2029 | September 3 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2030 | September 2 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2031 | September 1 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2032 | September 6 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2033 | September 5 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2034 | September 4 | Monday | Same day | — |
| 2035 | September 3 | Monday | Same day | — |
Is Labor Day a federal holiday?
Yes. Labor Day is one of the 11 legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a). Federal offices are closed and most federal employees have the day off.
It always falls on a Monday, so there is never a separate observed day.
State and local government offices, schools, banks and private employers set their own closures, so check with yours.
Federal status from the OPM federal holidays list, checked November 6, 2026.
Related dates
- When is Columbus Day? Monday, October 11, 2027
- When is Independence Day? Sunday, July 4, 2027
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