What’s open on Labor Day? Most retailers. Closed? Government, banks and the stock market.

Signs announce a Labor Day sale in the window of a clothing store at a mall in Denver on Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Travelers arrive at Miami International Airport at the start of the Labor Day weekend in Miami, Aug. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers.

The first U.S. Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882. Some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor.

A handful of cities and states began to adopt laws recognizing Labor Day in the years that followed, yet it took more than a decade before President Grover Cleveland signed a congressional act in 1894 establishing the first Monday of September as a legal holiday.

While many workers have the day off, most big consumer-facing businesses are open and even offering promotional sales to lure customers.

Here’s what is open and closed this year on Labor Day:

Government offices, post offices, courts and schools are closed.

U.S. stock…

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