How Many Work Hours & Days Are In A Month? [2023]

It’s planning time and you need some solid data about the 2023 work year: How many work days are in each month in 2023? How many working hours are in a month? What are the federal holidays this year?

We’ve compiled everything you need to know about the 2023 work calendar based on two types of work weeks: the standard 40-hour week and the four-day work week. Under each table, you’ll see the federal holidays that fall each month, weekend days per month, work days per month, and work hours per month. At the bottom, we’ll sum everything so you can see it on an annual basis.

If you’re in a hurry, here are the important takeaways from the 2023 work calendar:

• Average work days in a month: 20.75
• Average work hours in a month: 166
• Number of federal holidays: 11
• Working days in 2023: 249
• Work hours per year: 1,992
• Month with the most work days: March & August, 23
• Month with the fewest work days: February, 19

If you’d like to get more detail and access downloadable graphics, read on…

 

Work Days & Hours Per Month, 2023 (Standard Work Week)

If your company works a standard 40-hour work week, here are the federal holidays, work days, and work hours for each month in 2023.

 

How many working days are there in 2023?

249

There are 249 working days in 2023 for a standard five-day work week. We arrive at this number by taking 365 total days, removing 105 weekend days, then removing 11 federal holidays. If you count those holidays as working days, there are 260 work days in 2023.

See Also: How Many Work Days Are In A Year?

 

How many weekdays days are there in 2023?

260

There are 260 weekdays in 2023. We arrive at this number by taking 365 total days and removing 105 weekend days.

 

How many work hours are there in a year?

1,992

In 2023, there are 1,992 total working hours per year for a standard five-day work week. This is figure is calculated by taking 249 total work days in 2023 multiplied by eight hours of work per day.

 

How many business days (work days) are there per month?

20.75

In 2023, there are 20.75 average work days (or business days) per month for a standard five-day work week with 11 federal holidays off throughout the year.

 

How many work hours are there per month?

166

In 2023, there are 166 average work hours per month for a standard five-day, eight-hour work week with 11 federal holidays off throughout the year.

See Also: How Many Work Hours Are In A Year?

 

What are the federal holidays for 2023?

1. New Year’s Day
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
3. President’s Day
4. Memorial Day
5. Juneteenth
6. Independence Day
7. Labor Day
8. Columbus Day
9. Veterans Day
10. Thanksgiving
11. Christmas

 

Which month has the most work days?

March (23) and August (23)

March 2023 and August 2023 each have 23 total business days in the month, tied for the most of any month. February has the fewest at 19 business days.

 

Which month has the fewest work days?

February (19)

February 2023 has 19 total business days in the month, the least of any month. March and August each have 23 business days, tied for the most of any month.

 

How many weekend days are in a month?

8.75

On average, there are 8.75 weekend days in a month. This figure is calculated by taking the total weekend days in 2023 (105) divided by the number of months (12). Every month has either eight, nine, or ten weekend days. In 2023, three months are tied for the most weekend days with 10 – April, July, and December. Six months are tied for the least weekend days with eight – February, March, May, June, August, November.

 

How many weekend days are in a year?

105

In 2023, there are 105 total weekend days in the year for a standard five-day work week (with Saturday and Sunday counted as weekend days).

 

How many paid vacation days do American workers get per year?

10-14 (one year of service)
15 – 19 (ten years of service)

According to BLS 2021 data, “More than one–third of private industry workers received 10 to 14 days of paid vacation after one year of service” and “15 to 19 days of paid vacation after 10 years of service.”

 

Definitions

Just so we’re on the same page, here is how we define each term you see used in the information provided above.

• Work days (business days): A weekday, Monday – Friday, that is not a federal holiday (Weekdays – Federal holidays)
• Weekdays: All days throughout the year that are Monday – Friday.
• Federal holidays: The list of paid weekdays off employees of the U. S. federal government, according to the Office of Personnel Management
• Weekend days:
  • In a standard work week, Saturdays and Sundays are considered the non-work days
  • In a four-day work week, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are considered the non-work days
• Standard work week: Eight hours of work per day on Monday through Friday, totaling 40 hours per week
• 4-day work week: Eight hours of work per day on Monday through Thursday, totaling 32 hours per week

 

Work Hours & Days Each Month, 2023 (4-Day Work Week)

If your company works a four-day work week (32 hours per week), here are the federal holidays, work days, and work hours for each month in 2023.

 

2023 Calendar Resources & Downloads

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2023 Work Calendar

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Table: 2023 Work Days, Standard Work Week

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Graph: 2023 Work Days Per Month

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Graph: 2023 Work Hours Per Month

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Spreadsheet: 2023 Work Calendar Dataset

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Table: 2023 Work Days, 4-Day Work Week

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Additional Work Week Articles

Want to see working hours and days for a different year?

• 2024
• 2025

Or, take a longer term view of working days per year from 2023-2032.

Arguably for the first time since 1926, the standard work week is changing. Many companies have gone remote since 2020, others are switching to a four-day work week. Even countries are considering the four-day work week: Lithuania implemented the four-day week for parents of young children, Belgium is allowing workers to choose a four-day week, Spain is testing out the schedule, and three bills in the United States propose the new schedule.

At Buildremote, we track the trends and share all of the useful data we can about the changing nature of the work week. If you’d like to see who works the most and least, we have all of the data about the average working week for each country here.

View unique work week schedules This is part of our series highlighting unique work schedules. Have a look: Alternative & Compressed Schedules 80-Hour Work Week 60-Hour Work Week 50-Hour Work Week 40-Hour Work Week (Creative Schedules) 32-Hour Work Week 30-Hour Work Week 20-Hour Work Week 4-Day Work Week 3-Day Work Week The 9-80 Schedule The 4-10 Schedule Average Work Hours Per Week For Every Country

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