Knowing how many days you will spend in a year can help you compute your potential annual income.
Aside from that, you can also assess your work-life balance if you know how much time you spend at work.
You can better plan your future vacations and longer travel time if you know the public holidays near your rest days and weekends.
Not only that, you might need to know the business days to avoid confusion when you encounter “receive it in 3-5 business days.”
This article can help you know how many business days in a year this year.
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How Many Business Days in a Year (in 2024)?
If you are like me, curious, here is the answer – there are 260 business days this year since 2023 is a common year.
2024 is a leap year therefore, there will be an additional business days.
2023 has 365 days or 52 weeks with 260 working days, excluding 105 weekend days and some holidays, depending on the country.
In Western countries, business days are Mondays to Fridays, from 9 AM to 5 PM, excluding national holidays.
While business days in Middle Eastern countries operate from Sundays to Thursdays, and in countries like Mexico, Columbia, and India, business days are from Mondays to Saturdays.
Public-sector employees must know the national holidays to enjoy a paid day off.
However, some private-sector employees need to know the same to enjoy holiday pay added to the daily wage.
This depends on which country you are working in.
How Many Business Days in a Year in the United States?
In 2023, the United States has approximately 249 business days. This is from 260 common business days minus 11 federal holidays.
Public and federal employees will have a paid day off on holidays, while private workers may not receive the same benefit.
New Year’s day falls on Sunday and is observed the next day, while Veteran’s day will fall on Saturday and will be observed on a preceding day.
Federal Holidays in the US
The 11 federal holidays in the US in 2023 are the following:
- New Year’s Day – falls on January 1, 2023; observed on January 2, 2023
- Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday – falls on January 16, 2023
- Washington’s Birthday – falls on February 20, 2023
- Memorial Day – falls on May 29, 2023
- Juneteenth Independence Day – falls on June 19, 2023
- Independence Day – falls on July 4, 2023
- Labor Day – falls on September 4, 2023
- Columbus Day – falls on October 9, 2023
- Veterans Day – falls on November 11, 2023; observed on November 10, 2023
- Thanksgiving Day – falls on November 23, 2023
- Christmas Day – falls on December 25, 2023
How Many Business Days in a Year in the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has approximately 250 business days in 2023, deducting around 9 to 11 national holidays to 260 common business days.
The number of national holidays varies per country. Northern Ireland has 11 holidays, Scotland has 10, and England and Wales have 9.
Eight of the national holidays are celebrated in all countries in the UK.
National Holiday in the UK
Here is a list of the national holidays in the UK in 2023:
- New Year’s Day – celebrated on January 1, 2023; observed on January 2, 2023 (all countries in the UK); in Scotland, they observed this holiday until January 3, 2023
- St. Patrick’s Day – celebrated on March 17, 2023 (Northern Ireland)
- Good Friday – observed on April 7, 2023
- Easter Monday – celebrated on April 10, 2023 (all countries in the UK except Scotland)
- Early May Bank Holiday – celebrated on May 1, 2023
- Bank Holiday – celebrated on May 8, 2023
- Spring Bank Holiday – celebrated on May 29, 2023
- Orangemen’s Day – celebrated on July 12, 2023 (Northern Ireland)
- Summer Bank Holiday – celebrated on August 7, 2023 (Scotland); falls on August 28, 2023 (all countries in the UK except Scotland)
- St. Andrew’s Day – celebrated on November 30, 2023 (Scotland)
- Christmas Day – celebrated on December 25, 2023
- Boxing Day – celebrated on December 26, 2023
How Many Business Days in a Year in Canada?
Canada has approximately 249 business days in 2023, from 260 common business days minus 11 federal holidays.
New Year’s day falls on Sunday and is observed the next day, while three other holidays will fall on Saturday and will be observed on the following weekday.
These include Canada Day on July 1, 2023, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, 2023, and Remembrance Day on November 11, 2023.
Federal Holiday in Canada
Below are the federal holidays in Canada in 2023:
- New Year’s Day – falls on January 1, 2023; observed on January 2, 2023
- Good Friday – falls on April 7, 2023
- Easter Monday – falls on April 10, 2023
- Victoria Day – falls on May 22, 2023
- Canada Day – falls on July 1, 2023; observed on July 3, 2023
- Labour Day – falls on September 4, 2023
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – falls on September 30, 2023; observed on October 2, 2023
- Thanksgiving Day – falls on October 9, 2023
- Remembrance Day – falls on November 11, 2023; observed on November 13, 2023
- Christmas Day – falls on December 25, 2023
- Boxing Day – falls on December 26, 2023
How Many Business Days in a Year in Australia?
There are approximately 253 business days in Australia in 2023 when counting the holidays in the country.
This is from 260 common business days minus 7 national holidays. The number of business days varies in every territory or state.
National Holiday in Australia
Here are the national holidays in Australia in 2023:
- New Year’s Day – falls on January 1, 2023
- Australia Day – falls on January 26, 2023
- Labour Day – falls on March 6, 2023 (Western Australia); falls on March 13, 2023 (Victoria); falls on May 1, 2023 (Queensland); falls on October 2, 2023 (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, and South Australia)
- Adelaide Cup – falls on March 13, 2023 (South Australia)
- Canberra Day – falls on March 13, 2023 (Australian Capital Territory)
- Eight Hours Day – falls on March 13, 2023 (Tasmania)
- Good Friday – falls on April 7, 2023
- Easter Saturday – falls on April 8, 2023 (All except Tasmania and Western Australia)
- Easter Sunday – falls on April 9, 2023 (Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria)
- Easter Monday – falls on April 10, 2023
- Easter Tuesday – falls on April 11, 2023 (Tasmania)
- ANZAC Day – falls on April 25, 2023
- May Day – falls on May 1, 2023 (Northern Territory)
- Reconciliation Day – falls on May 29, 2023 (Australian Capital Territory)
- Western Australia Day – falls on June 5, 2023 (Western Australia)
- Queen’s Birthday – falls on June 12, 2023 (All except Queensland and Western Australia)
Important Australian Holidays in the Second Half of the Year
Below are the most-anticipated holidays in Australia after the first half of 2023.
- Picnic Day – falls on August 7, 2023 (Northern Territory)
- Royal Queensland Show – falls on August 9, 2023 (Queensland, Brisbane only)
- Queen’s Birthday – falls on September 25, 2023 (Western Australia); falls on October 2, 2023 (Queensland)
- Friday before the AFL Grand Final – falls on September 29, 2023 (Victoria)
- Melbourne Cup – falls on November 7, 2023 (Victoria)
- Christmas Eve – falls on December 24, 2023 (Northern Territory, Queensland, and South Australia)
- Christmas Day – falls on December 25, 2023
- Boxing Day – falls on December 26, 2023
- New Year’s Eve – falls on December 31, 2023 (Northern Territory and South Australia)
Conclusion
An ordinary year consists of 365 days while a leap year has one more day. 2023 is an ordinary year with 52 weeks.
There are 105 weekend days from January to December, meaning, there are 260 business days annually.
If we calculate this excluding holidays, people spend 71.23% of the year at work.
The number of business days may differ in every country since countries celebrate different national holidays.
