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United States working days and public holidays 2025

United States, 2025: 250–251 working days, depending on the region. There are 10 national public holidays, and regions add their own. The table below and the calculator, once you pick a region, give the exact number.

United States 2025 at a glance

The number of working days depends on the region. Pick a region to see the exact number.

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Working days (depends on the region)
250–251
Standard hours
2000–2008
Free days
114–115
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
10
Free days from holidays
10
Holidays on weekends
0

Public holidays 2025

January

  • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day
  • 20 Jan Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February

  • 17 Feb Monday Washington's Birthday

May

  • 26 May Monday Memorial Day

June

  • 19 Jun Thursday Juneteenth National Independence Day

July

  • 4 Jul Friday Independence Day

September

  • 1 Sept Monday Labor Day

October

  • 13 Oct Monday Indigenous Peoples' Day Alaska, Alabama, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin

November

  • 11 Nov Tuesday Veterans Day
  • 27 Nov Thursday Thanksgiving Day

December

  • 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day

Working days by month 2025, national holidays only

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day, 20 Jan Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 21 168
February 17 Feb Washington's Birthday 19 152
March 21 168
April 22 176
May 26 May Memorial Day 21 168
June 19 Jun Juneteenth National Independence Day 20 160
July 4 Jul Independence Day 22 176
August 21 168
September 1 Sep Labor Day 21 168
October 23 184
November 11 Nov Veterans Day, 27 Nov Thanksgiving Day 18 144
December 25 Dec Christmas Day 22 176
Total 251 2008

Working days by region 2025

Region Working days Hours
Alabama13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Alaska13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
California13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Hawaii13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Iowa13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Louisiana13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Maine13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Michigan13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Minnesota13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Nebraska13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
New Mexico13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
North Carolina13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Oklahoma13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Oregon13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
South Dakota13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Texas13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Vermont13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Virginia13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Wisconsin13 Oct Indigenous Peoples' Day 250 2000
Other regions 251 2008

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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Working days and public holidays in other countries