How Many Business Days in 2021?

How Many Business Days in a Year
How many business days in

How many business days are in 2021?

Answer

2021 has
249 business days

261 weekdays (Monday to Friday) minus 12 federal holidays observed on a weekday; the other 104 days are weekends. At 8 hours a day that is 1,992 working hours.

How the 2021 count is made

Calendar days
365
Weekdays
261
Federal holidays
12
Business days
249
261 weekdays − 12 holidays = 249 business days
249 × 8 hours = 1,992 working hours

Business days by month in 2021

MonthBusiness daysFederal holidaysWorking hours
January192 (New Year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day)152
February191 (Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday))152
March230184
April220176
May201 (Memorial Day)160
June211 (Juneteenth)168
July211 (Independence Day)168
August220176
September211 (Labor Day)168
October201 (Columbus Day)160
November202 (Veterans Day (Armistice Day), Thanksgiving Day)160
December212 (Christmas, New Year)168
Total249121,992

Federal holidays in 2021

  • New Year
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday)
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth(observed; June 19 falls on a Saturday)
  • Independence Day(observed; July 4 falls on a Sunday)
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day (Armistice Day)
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas(observed; December 25 falls on a Saturday)
  • New Year(observed; January 1, 2022 falls on a Saturday)
Banks: Friday, June 18 (Juneteenth), Friday, December 24 (Christmas) and Friday, December 31 (New Year) are ordinary banking days 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 2021 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 2021? (The answer is: 249 business days). Choose a month, or “Year” for the whole year, enter the year (e.g. 2021) 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
2016251102,008
2017250102,000
2018251102,008
2019251102,008
2020252102,016
2021249121,992
2022250102,000
2023249111,992
2024251112,008
2025250112,000
2026250112,000

FAQ

How many business days are in 2021?

2021 has 249 business days

How many working hours are in 2021?

1,992 working hours at 8 hours a day: 249 × 8 = 1,992. 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 2021?

12 federal holidays are observed in 2021: New Year — Friday, January 1; Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Monday, January 18; Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday) — Monday, February 15; Memorial Day — Monday, May 31; Juneteenth — Friday, June 18 (observed; June 19 falls on a Saturday); Independence Day — Monday, July 5 (observed; July 4 falls on a Sunday); Labor Day — Monday, September 6; Columbus Day — Monday, October 11; Veterans Day (Armistice Day) — Thursday, November 11; Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, November 25; Christmas — Friday, December 24 (observed; December 25 falls on a Saturday); New Year — Friday, December 31 (observed; January 1, 2022 falls on a Saturday).

Are banks open on the observed holidays in 2021?

Usually yes on Friday, June 18 (Juneteenth), Friday, December 24 (Christmas) and Friday, December 31 (New Year). 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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