Labor Day

Summary

Labor Day is a public holiday^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of public_holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139,731 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Labor Day is in the country of United States^[3].
• Labor Day is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Labor Day's instance of is recorded as public holiday^[5].
• Labor Day's instance of is recorded as recurring event^[6].
• Labor Day's Commons category is recorded as Labor Day in the United States^[7].
• January 1, 1882 marks the founding of Labor Day^[8].
• Labor Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as first Monday in September^[9].
• Labor Day's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-labor-day.html^[10].
• Labor Day's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• Labor Day's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[12].
• Labor Day's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[13].
• Labor Day's event interval is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[14].
• Labor Day's month of the year is recorded as August^[15].

Body

When and Where

Country listings include United States^[3], a sovereign state^[16], in United States^[17], founded in 1776^[18] and Canada^[4], a dominion of the British Empire^[19], in Canada^[20], founded in 1867^[21].

Context

Recorded instance of include public holiday^[5] and recurring event^[6].

Why It Matters

Labor Day ranks in the top 2% of public_holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139,731 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]