US Federal Holidays 2019
16 statutory · 10 long weekends
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Labor Day 2019
First Monday in September. Federal offices and banks close; private employers are not required to give the day off.
US 2019 holiday questions
- How many federal holidays are there in 2019?
- There are 16 US federal holidays in 2019 (5 U.S.C. §6103): New Year's Day (Jan 1), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan 21), Lincoln's Birthday (Feb 12), Washington's Birthday (Feb 18), Good Friday (Apr 19), Truman Day (May 8), Memorial Day (May 27), Independence Day (Jul 4), Labor Day (Sep 2), Columbus Day (Oct 14), Indigenous Peoples' Day (Oct 14), Veterans Day (Nov 11), Thanksgiving Day (Nov 28), Christmas Day (Dec 25). A Saturday holiday is observed Friday; a Sunday holiday is observed Monday.
- What are the three-day weekends in 2019?
- 7 federal three-day weekends: Jan 19–21 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day); Feb 16–18 (Washington's Birthday); Apr 19–21 (Good Friday); May 25–27 (Memorial Day); Aug 31 – Sep 2 (Labor Day); Oct 12–14 (Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day); Nov 9–11 (Veterans Day).
- When is Thanksgiving 2019, and is Black Friday a holiday?
- Thanksgiving 2019 is Thu, Nov 28 (fourth Thursday of November). Black Friday, Fri, Nov 29, is not a federal holiday, though many employers give it off for a four-day weekend.
- Do private employers have to give federal holidays off?
- No. Federal holidays apply to federal offices, and banks and post offices usually close. Whether a private employer gives the day off or holiday pay is up to company policy or the employment contract.
- How can I turn 2019 holidays in the US into longer breaks?
- Based on the US's 2019 statutory holidays: Take 1 day off (Mon Feb 11) for 4 days in a row, Feb 9–12 (Lincoln's Birthday); Take 1 day off (Fri Jul 5) for 4 days in a row, Jul 4–7 (Independence Day); Take 1 day off (Fri Nov 29) for 4 days in a row, Nov 28 – Dec 1 (Thanksgiving Day). Assumes a Monday–Friday schedule; your employer's calendar decides.