Why is labor day celebrated

Labor Day marks the end of summer holidays across the U.S., but what exactly does it celebrate and why?

The reason has nothing to do with summer itself.

Here's what to know:

When is the Labor Day holiday celebrated?

The federal holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of September each year.

In 2024, that falls on Sept. 2.

Why is Labor Day a holiday?

Labor Day is a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. President Grover Cleveland signed a law making it a national holiday on June 28, 1894, though its history dates back years earlier.

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated more than a decade earlier - when some 10,000 workers marched on Sept.

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5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.

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Workers were seeing their quality of life decline as they transitioned from artisan to factory jobs, even as the quality of lif