Labor Day

noun

: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as

a

: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday

b

: May 1 in many countries

Examples of Labor Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here in the United States, my three kids went back to school soon after Labor Day. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Still, Fink said September beer depletions improved even beyond the benefit of a later Labor Day, and that the recovery was broad-based across channels. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Emily Van Duyne Remembers the Organizer and Writer On the Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, my best friend Dani, also a writer, wrote to tell me that Robin Morgan, the landmark American feminist activist, organizer, and writer, had died. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

That decline in teachers may have been attributed to a late Labor Day this year and some seasonal adjustments that didn’t quite catch the rebound in teaching jobs after summer ended. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Labor Day

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

Labor Day

noun

: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday in honor of working people