Who works on Labor Day?

Historically, 70 percent of U.S. workers have received a paid holiday on Labor Day. Previous research from Bloomberg BNA (now Bloomberg Industry Group) found that even among businesses that give Labor Day off to some employees, 41 percent will still require some staff members to work.

Technical and security workers are the most likely to work on Labor Day. The survey of more than 100 human resources and employee relations professionals revealed that 15 percent of employers are making their security or public-safety personnel and technical employees report to work on Labor Day.

In addition, 13 percent of the employers surveyed will have professional employees working on Labor Day, 11 percent will have managers or supervisors on the clock, and 10 percent will have service and maintenance, sales, and customer service personnel report to work.

Larger businesses are the most likely to have some workers report for work on Labor Day. The research found that 80 percent of businesses with at least 1,000 employees will require at least some of them to work, compared with 29 percent of small businesses.

The study also found that 56 percent of nonbusiness organizations, such as hospitals and government agencies, will have some employees work on Labor Day, compared with 35 percent of nonmanufacturers and 30 percent of manufacturers…[MORE]