How Many Business Days in 2020?

How Many Business Days in a Year
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How many business days are in 2020?

Answer

2020 has
252 business days

262 weekdays (Monday to Friday) minus 10 federal holidays observed on a weekday; the other 104 days are weekends. At 8 hours a day that is 2,016 working hours.

How the 2020 count is made

Calendar days
366
Weekdays
262
Federal holidays
10
Business days
252
262 weekdays − 10 holidays = 252 business days
252 × 8 hours = 2,016 working hours

Business days by month in 2020

MonthBusiness daysFederal holidaysWorking hours
January212 (New Year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day)168
February191 (Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday))152
March220176
April220176
May201 (Memorial Day)160
June220176
July221 (Independence Day)176
August210168
September211 (Labor Day)168
October211 (Columbus Day)168
November192 (Veterans Day (Armistice Day), Thanksgiving Day)152
December221 (Christmas)176
Total252102,016

Federal holidays in 2020

  • New Year
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday)
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day(observed; July 4 falls on a Saturday)
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day (Armistice Day)
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas

Juneteenth became a federal holiday only in 2021 (signed June 17, 2021), so it is not counted in 2020.

Banks: Friday, July 3 (Independence Day) is an ordinary banking day for banks that follow the Federal Reserve, which does not move a Saturday holiday to Friday. This page counts the federal government calendar, not a banking one. The 2020 count follows the federal calendar of 5 U.S.C. §6103: state holidays and local closures are not included. Business days between any two dates, with the same federal holidays, are counted by the days between dates calculator.

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  • Business Days From Today - Counts US federal business days: skips weekends and the 11 federal holidays on their observed dates
  • Days Between Two Dates - Calculate the Difference Between Two Dates. How many days, months, and years are between two dates? From date to date calculator

How Many Business Days in a Year

This calculator counts US federal business days — Monday to Friday, excluding the eleven federal holidays of 5 U.S.C. §6103 on the days they are observed — in any year or month from 1986 to 2100. For example, it can help you find out how many business days are in 2020? (The answer is: 252 business days). Choose a month, or “Year” for the whole year, enter the year (e.g. 2020) and press “Find out”. Business day and working day mean the same here. Bank holidays and state holidays differ from the federal calendar, and the pages say where.
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Business days by year

YearBusiness daysFederal holidaysWorking hours
2015251102,008
2016251102,008
2017250102,000
2018251102,008
2019251102,008
2020252102,016
2021249121,992
2022250102,000
2023249111,992
2024251112,008
2025250112,000

FAQ

How many business days are in 2020?

2020 has 252 business days

How many working hours are in 2020?

2,016 working hours at 8 hours a day: 252 × 8 = 2,016. That is the full-time schedule of a 40-hour week; paid time off and overtime are not part of the count.

Which federal holidays fall in 2020?

10 federal holidays are observed in 2020: New Year — Wednesday, January 1; Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Monday, January 20; Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday) — Monday, February 17; Memorial Day — Monday, May 25; Independence Day — Friday, July 3 (observed; July 4 falls on a Saturday); Labor Day — Monday, September 7; Columbus Day — Monday, October 12; Veterans Day (Armistice Day) — Wednesday, November 11; Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, November 26; Christmas — Friday, December 25. Juneteenth became a federal holiday only in 2021 (signed June 17, 2021), so it is not counted in 2020.

Are banks open on the observed holidays in 2020?

Usually yes on Friday, July 3 (Independence Day). The Federal Reserve does not move a Saturday holiday to Friday, so banks that follow its schedule are open that day even though federal offices are closed. This page counts the federal government calendar.

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