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Labor Day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September. The holiday originated in 1882 as the Central Labor Union (of New York City) sought to create "a day off for the working citizens". Congress made Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894.[1] All fifty states have made Labor Day a state holiday. Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer.

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Next event - Monday 7 September 2026 05:00

The typical/expected market impact of this event is low. This is an all-day event.

Most recent - Monday 1 September 2025 05:00

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Monday 1 September 2025 05:00

Monday 2 September 2024 05:00

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. The following recent announcements may affect the market reaction to Labor Day:

		Previous	Latest
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.3%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)	Bearish change	3.2%	3.1%
Labor Force Participation Rate	Bullish change	61.4%	61.6%
Nonfarm Payrolls	Bullish change	21K	162K
U6 Underemployment Rate	Bullish change	7.9%	7.7%
Unemployment Rate	(no change)	4.1%	4.1%
ISM Services Employment Index	Bullish change	47.4	47.8
ISM Services New Orders Index	Bullish change	57.2	60.9
ISM Services PMI	Bullish change	54.1	55.4
ISM Services Prices Paid	Bullish change	70.3	72.6
S&P Global Composite PMI	(no change)	56	56
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	204K	206K
Nonfarm Productivity	(no change)	1.4%	1.4%
Unit Labor Costs	Bearish change	1.3%	1.2%
Challenger Job Cuts	Bullish change	33.429K	52.881K
Factory Orders (MoM)	Bullish change	-0.2%	0.9%
ADP Employment Change	Bearish change	46K	38K
ISM Manufacturing Employment Index	Bearish change	52.8	51.2
ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index	Bearish change	56.7	53.7
ISM Manufacturing PMI	Bearish change	55.6	54.6
ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid	(no change)	71.1	71.1
JOLTS Job Openings	Bullish change	7.182M	7.271M
Chicago PMI	Bearish change	57.6	47.1
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index	Bullish change	50.6	51.5
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bullish change	51	51.7
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations	Bearish change	4.3%	4%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	(no change)	3.3%	3.3%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	207K	203K
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.1%	0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	(no change)	3.3%	3.3%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	Bullish change	3.4%	3.6%
Durable Goods Orders	Bullish change	0.5%	1.1%
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense	Bullish change	0.3%	1.3%
Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation	Bearish change	1.1%	0.4%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	(no change)	1.5%	1.5%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	Bullish change	6.3%	6.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft	Bearish change	1.7%	0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	-0.1%	0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	(no change)	3.7%	3.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	Bullish change	5.1%	5.3%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.4%
Personal Spending	Bearish change	0.3%	0.2%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bearish change	7.6%	-10.5%
Housing Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.3%	0%
ADP Employment Change 4-week average	Bullish change	9.5K	11.75K

About Labor Day

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
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Category:	Holidays
Frequency:	Irregular

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