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Labour Day 2028

The date varies: 5 different dates in 2028

First Monday of September in Canada and the United States (Labor Day), fourth Monday of October in New Zealand, and in Australia the second Monday of March in Victoria, the first Monday of May in Queensland and the first Monday of October in New South Wales. In Western Australia it was the first Monday of March until 2027; from 2028 it is the second Monday of March, or the third in a State election year.

In 2028, Labour Day falls on 5 different dates: on Monday 13 March 2028 in Victoria and Western Australia; on Monday 1 May 2028 in Queensland; on Monday 4 September 2028 in Canada (federal), Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and United States (federal); on Monday 2 October 2028 in New South Wales; on Monday 23 October 2028 in New Zealand. Every date is a Monday, so each gives a three-day weekend. The 2028 date for New South Wales, Canada (federal), British Columbia, Quebec and New Zealand is provisional – calculated from the rule, because the official calendar for that year is not published yet. For comparison in New South Wales, the 2027 date was Monday 4 October 2027 and the 2029 date is Monday 1 October 2029.

Dates in 2028

Monday 13 March 2028

Australia

Monday 1 May 2028

Australia

Monday 4 September 2028

Canada

Canada (federal): provisional – calculated from the rule

British Columbia: provisional – calculated from the rule

Quebec: provisional – calculated from the rule

United States

Called Labor Day.

Monday 2 October 2028

Australia

provisional – calculated from the rule

Monday 23 October 2028

provisional – calculated from the rule

About Labour Day

Labour Day commemorates the labour movement and the campaign for the eight-hour working day. Every country that keeps it puts it on a Monday, but the month differs widely.

In the United States (Labor Day, a federal holiday since 1894) and in Canada it is the first Monday of September; in Canada it is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code and a statutory holiday in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. New Zealand holds it on the fourth Monday of October. In Australia each State sets its own date: the second Monday of March in Victoria, the first Monday of May in Queensland and the first Monday of October in New South Wales. Western Australia held it on the first Monday of March until 2027; from 2028 it is the second Monday of March, or the third Monday in a year with a State general election, such as 2029 and 2033. Australia has no national Labour Day.

As a Monday holiday Labour Day never needs a substitute day. In North America it closes the summer season with a three-day weekend, while in Australia and New Zealand it falls in autumn or spring depending on the State.

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