Working days
Working days in United States in 2026
Counted date by date: Monday-to-Friday weekdays, minus the national holidays that land on one, with the substitution rules applied. Computed from the cited statute — not a hand-maintained table.
250
working days in 2026
What a Mon–Fri team can actually plan against, before anyone books time off.
261
weekdays
Mon–Fri dates in the year, before holidays are subtracted.
11
weekday holidays
Distinct weekdays removed by national holidays — weekend holidays cost nothing.
By quarter
| Quarter | Weekdays | Weekday holidays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 64 | 3 | 61 |
| Q2 2026 | 65 | 2 | 63 |
| Q3 2026 | 66 | 2 | 64 |
| Q4 2026 | 66 | 4 | 62 |
By month
| Month | Weekdays | Weekday holidays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 2 | 20 |
| February | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| March | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| April | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| May | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| June | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| July | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| August | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| September | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| October | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| November | 21 | 2 | 19 |
| December | 23 | 1 | 22 |
The holidays behind the subtraction
- Thu Jan 1— New Year's Day
- Mon Jan 19— Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Mon Feb 16— Washington's Birthday
- Mon May 25— Memorial Day
- Fri Jun 19— Juneteenth
- Fri Jul 3— Independence Day (moved off a weekend by substitution rules)
- Mon Sep 7— Labor Day
- Mon Oct 12— Columbus Day
- Wed Nov 11— Veterans Day
- Thu Nov 26— Thanksgiving Day
- Fri Dec 25— Christmas Day
Common questions
How many working days does 2026 have in United States?
250 — 261 Mon–Fri weekdays minus 11 national holidays that land on a weekday. Regional and local holidays sit outside the national set and would lower the number further where they apply.
How many working days is that per month, on average?
About 20.8 per month — but the spread matters more than the average: 64 working days in Q3 against 61 in Q1. A plan that assumes a flat month overcommits exactly where the calendar is thinnest.
Does this include vacation or booked time off?
No — this is the ceiling the calendar sets before anyone books leave. A team’s real capacity subtracts each person’s time off and part-time arrangement from these days; that is what the capacity calculator computes for a whole team, per member country.
Rule source: 5 U.S.C. §6103, rules last verified 2026-08-03. Federal holidays only; state holidays are excluded. No private employer is required to close on any of these, so a US team may well work through some of them.
Now subtract your actual team
250 days is the calendar’s ceiling for one person in United States. A real team spans countries, books leave, and works part-time — the calculator does that arithmetic for your headcount in seconds, no account.
United States in other years: 2025 · 2027 · all countries