Working days

Working days in 2026 (United States)

Counted from the federal holidays published by the US Office of Personnel Management for 2026. Last updated 10 October 2026.

2026 has 250 working days in the United States: 261 weekdays, Monday to Friday, minus the 11 federal holidays that fall on a weekday. At 8 hours a day that is 2,000 working hours. The year has 365 days and 104 weekend days, starts on a Thursday, and its first working day is Friday 2 January because 1 January is New Year's Day.

Working days: 250
Working hours: 2,000
Weekdays: 261
Weekend days: 104
Federal holidays: 11
Calendar days: 365
First working day: Friday 2 January
Last working day: Thursday 31 December

Working days left in 2026

The number of working days left in 2026 is counted from today's date by a small script in your browser, so it is never stale. If this sentence has not changed, JavaScript is off: open the business days calculator with today's date as the start and 31 December 2026 as the end instead.

Working days in 2026 by month

Working days in 2026 by month: Monday to Friday minus federal holidays, and hours at 8 a day.
Month	Weekdays	Federal holidays	Working days	Working hours
January	22	2	20	160
February	20	1	19	152
March	22	0	22	176
April	22	0	22	176
May	21	1	20	160
June	22	1	21	168
July	23	1	22	176
August	21	0	21	168
September	22	1	21	168
October	22	1	21	168
November	21	2	19	152
December	23	1	22	176
2026 total	261	11	250	2,000

March, April, July and December have the most working days in 2026, with 22, and February and November the fewest, with 19. March, April and August are the months with no federal holiday, so their working days equal their weekdays. Each month has its own page with a calendar, its first and last working day, and the number of each weekday it contains.

Federal holidays in 2026

The 11 days off for most federal employees in 2026, as OPM lists them.
Date	Holiday	Observed
Thursday 1 January 2026	New Year's Day	On its own date
Monday 19 January 2026	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.	On its own date
Monday 16 February 2026	Washington's Birthday	On its own date
Monday 25 May 2026	Memorial Day	On its own date
Friday 19 June 2026	Juneteenth National Independence Day	On its own date
Friday 3 July 2026	Independence Day	4 July 2026 is a Saturday, so Friday 3 July is the holiday
Monday 7 September 2026	Labor Day	On its own date
Monday 12 October 2026	Columbus Day	On its own date
Wednesday 11 November 2026	Veterans Day	On its own date
Thursday 26 November 2026	Thanksgiving Day	On its own date
Friday 25 December 2026	Christmas Day	On its own date

The eleven holidays are set in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a), under the names the law uses: Washington's Birthday is the one most people call Presidents Day. When a holiday lands on a Saturday, most federal employees get the Friday before; when it lands on a Sunday, they get the Monday after. That is why Independence Day is Friday 3 July in 2026. Every one of these dates is a weekday, so each takes one working day off the month it sits in.

Working days in 2026 by quarter

Quarter	Weekdays	Federal holidays	Working days	Working hours
Q1, Jan, Feb and Mar	64	3	61	488
Q2, Apr, May and Jun	65	2	63	504
Q3, Jul, Aug and Sep	66	2	64	512
Q4, Oct, Nov and Dec	66	4	62	496

Working hours in 2026

2,000 working hours is 250 working days at 8 hours each. Salary and rate calculations often use 2,080 hours a year instead, which is 52 weeks of 40 hours and ignores holidays altogether; our meeting cost calculator uses that convention to turn a yearly salary into an hourly cost. 261 weekdays at 8 hours is 2,088 hours before holidays, 8 more than 2,080 because 2026 has 1 weekday beyond 52 full weeks, and the 11 federal holidays then take 88 hours off, leaving 2,000. Paid leave, sick days and a 7.5 hour day all move the number again, so use 2,000 as the starting point and take your own time off from it.

Count your own working days in 2026

These counts use the US federal holiday list only. States add their own days, many employers close on the Friday after Thanksgiving or between Christmas and New Year, and other countries have entirely different holidays. Open the business days calculator with 2026 and its federal holidays filled in, then add or remove dates to match your own calendar. It also counts between any two dates and finds the date a number of working days ahead.

Questions people ask

How many working days are in 2026?

250 in the United States, counting Monday to Friday and taking off the 11 federal holidays that fall on a weekday. Without holidays the year has 261 weekdays. Other countries, states and employers use different holiday lists, so their figure differs.

How many working hours are in 2026?

2,000 hours at 8 hours a day across 250 working days. The 2,080 figure many salary calculations use is 52 weeks of 40 hours, which ignores holidays; 261 weekdays at 8 hours is 2,088 before holidays come off.

How many federal holidays are there in 2026?

Eleven days off for most federal employees in 2026: New Year's Day (Thursday 1 January), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Monday 19 January), Washington's Birthday (Monday 16 February), Memorial Day (Monday 25 May), Juneteenth National Independence Day (Friday 19 June), Independence Day (Friday 3 July), Labor Day (Monday 7 September), Columbus Day (Monday 12 October), Veterans Day (Wednesday 11 November), Thanksgiving Day (Thursday 26 November) and Christmas Day (Friday 25 December). One of them is moved from a weekend to the nearest weekday, as the holiday table explains.

How many working days are in 2026 without holidays?

261. A year of 365 days is 52 weeks and 1 day; 52 weeks give 260 weekdays, and the extra Thursday is on a weekday, so 2026 has 261 weekdays and 104 weekend days.

How many business days are in each quarter of 2026?

Q1 has 61, Q2 has 63, Q3 has 64 and Q4 has 62. The quarters differ because their lengths differ by a day or two and the federal holidays are not spread evenly: 3 in Q1, 2 in Q2, 2 in Q3 and 4 in Q4.

Which month of 2026 has the most working days?

March, April, July and December, with 22. February and November have the fewest, with 19. March, April and August have no federal holiday at all.

Working days in 2026 month by month

Working days in 2027 or all working days pages.