Labor Day
noun
: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as
a
: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday
b
: May 1 in many countries
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Sam's Club will also be expanding its holiday hours for Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day and New Year's Eve, USA TODAY reported.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival drew more than 300,000 attendees to downtown and midtown Detroit over Labor Day weekend, while its global livestream audience expanded significantly — reaching viewers in 43 countries, a 30% increase over the previous year.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Average daily domestic passenger trips, retail sales and catering revenue rose at a much slower pace than the Labor Day holiday in May, according to Nomura.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
In Miami Gardens, Doreen Richards Broadbelt, 71, was mauled to death by dogs while walking to work on Labor Day.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival drew more than 300,000 attendees to downtown and midtown Detroit over Labor Day weekend, while its global livestream audience expanded significantly — reaching viewers in 43 countries, a 30% increase over the previous year.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Average daily domestic passenger trips, retail sales and catering revenue rose at a much slower pace than the Labor Day holiday in May, according to Nomura.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
In Miami Gardens, Doreen Richards Broadbelt, 71, was mauled to death by dogs while walking to work on Labor Day.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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