Labor Day

Today America celebrates its workers, with a holiday that grew out of the early days of the American labor movement at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the the late 19th century.

What's open, what's closed on Labor Day, plus some stats on the workforce before and after the pandemic — and a bit of history about the holiday.

What's closed, what's open on Labor Day — and what this holiday is all about.

Everything you need to know about Labor Day: what's closed, labor and employment stats and facts about the history of this holiday.

It's Labor Day today, a federal and state holiday. Banks, government offices and most non-retail businesses are closed for the holiday celebrating the American worker. But it's not a holiday for the people working in the occupations filled by more Americans than any other: retail and food service. Labor Day is second only to Black Friday as the biggest sales day of the year.