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Labour Day 2033
The date varies: 6 different dates in 2033
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 2033, Labour Day falls on 6 different dates: on Monday 14 March 2033 in Victoria; on Monday 21 March 2033 in Western Australia; on Monday 2 May 2033 in Queensland; on Monday 5 September 2033 in Canada (federal), Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and United States (federal); on Monday 3 October 2033 in New South Wales; on Monday 24 October 2033 in New Zealand. Every date is a Monday, so each gives a three-day weekend. The 2033 date for New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, Canada (federal), Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, New Zealand and United States (federal) is provisional – calculated from the rule, because the official calendar for that year is not published yet. For comparison in New South Wales, the 2032 date was Monday 4 October 2032 and the 2034 date is Monday 2 October 2034.
Dates in 2033
Monday 14 March 2033
Australia
- Victoria
provisional – calculated from the rule
Monday 21 March 2033
Australia
- Western Australia
provisional – calculated from the rule
Monday 2 May 2033
Australia
- Queensland
provisional – calculated from the rule
Monday 5 September 2033
Canada
- Canada (federal)
- Ontario
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Quebec
Canada (federal): provisional – calculated from the rule
Ontario: provisional – calculated from the rule
British Columbia: provisional – calculated from the rule
Alberta: provisional – calculated from the rule
Quebec: provisional – calculated from the rule
United States
- United States (federal)
Called Labor Day. provisional – calculated from the rule
Monday 3 October 2033
Australia
- New South Wales
provisional – calculated from the rule
Monday 24 October 2033
- New Zealand
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.
Sources
- https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/
- https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-2/section-166.html
- https://www.employment.govt.nz/leave-and-holidays/public-holidays/public-holidays-and-anniversary-dates
- https://www.nsw.gov.au/about-nsw/public-holidays
- https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/travel/holidays/public
- https://www.wa.gov.au/service/employment/workplace-arrangements/public-holidays-western-australia