1. Labor Day weekend includes the preceding Saturday and Sunday and can begin in either August or September. In 2025, the ...

Photo: Getty Images From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day–the federal holiday celebrating the American worker–by finding ways to relax.

However, the federal holiday is much more than just the summer's last hurrah. Observed each year on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is at heart a celebration of the hard-won achievements ...

Celebrated each year on the first Monday of September, the national holiday takes place on Sept. 2 this year. Why is Labor Day celebrated? A file photo of the first Labor Day parade, which ...

This weekend is Labor Day Weekend. But the reasons for the observance started with labor activists and unions calling for a national holiday in honor of American workers. When is Labor Day 2024?