How Many Business Days in 2022?

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

How many business days are in 2022?

Answer

2022 has
250 business days

260 weekdays (Monday to Friday) minus 10 federal holidays observed on a weekday; the other 105 days are weekends. At 8 hours a day that is 2,000 working hours.

How the 2022 count is made

Calendar days
365
Weekdays
260
Federal holidays
10
Business days
250
260 weekdays − 10 holidays = 250 business days
250 × 8 hours = 2,000 working hours

Business days by month in 2022

MonthBusiness daysFederal holidaysWorking hours
January201 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)160
February191 (Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday))152
March230184
April210168
May211 (Memorial Day)168
June211 (Juneteenth)168
July201 (Independence Day)160
August230184
September211 (Labor Day)168
October201 (Columbus Day)160
November202 (Veterans Day (Armistice Day), Thanksgiving Day)160
December211 (Christmas)168
Total250102,000

Federal holidays in 2022

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday)
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth(observed; June 19 falls on a Sunday)
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day (Armistice Day)
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas(observed; December 25 falls on a Sunday)

New Year's Day 2022 falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, December 31, 2021, so it counts in December 2021, not in 2022.

The 2022 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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See Also

  • 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 2022? (The answer is: 250 business days). Choose a month, or “Year” for the whole year, enter the year (e.g. 2022) 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
2017250102,000
2018251102,008
2019251102,008
2020252102,016
2021249121,992
2022250102,000
2023249111,992
2024251112,008
2025250112,000
2026250112,000
2027249121,992

FAQ

How many business days are in 2022?

2022 has 250 business days

How many working hours are in 2022?

2,000 working hours at 8 hours a day: 250 × 8 = 2,000. 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 2022?

10 federal holidays are observed in 2022: Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Monday, January 17; Presidents' Day (Washington's Birthday) — Monday, February 21; Memorial Day — Monday, May 30; Juneteenth — Monday, June 20 (observed; June 19 falls on a Sunday); Independence Day — Monday, July 4; Labor Day — Monday, September 5; Columbus Day — Monday, October 10; Veterans Day (Armistice Day) — Friday, November 11; Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, November 24; Christmas — Monday, December 26 (observed; December 25 falls on a Sunday). New Year's Day 2022 falls on a Saturday and is observed on Friday, December 31, 2021, so it counts in December 2021, not in 2022.

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