While 1st Labor Day was observed on 5 September 1882, forthcoming Labor Day on Monday would be 128th Labor Day.

Believingly 10,000 was the number of workers who paraded on first Labor Day in New York City.

1893 was the year when more than half of America was observing Labor Day on one or another day.

1894 was the year when Congress passed the bill to declare Labor Day a federal holiday.

1st Monday of every September was designated as Labor Day by President Grover Cleveland after the signing of the bill by Congress.

154.4 million is the number of labor force from 16 to above as in May 2010. Out of these 154.4 million labor force;

7.2 millions are teachers, 2.8 million are registered nurses, 2.1 million are janitors and building cleaners, 1.9 million are customer service representatives, 1.7 million are chief executives, 1.0 million are computer engineers, 874000 are electricians, 773000 are hairdressers, hairstylists,

and cosmetologists, 751000 are farmers and ranchers, 751000 are inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers, 729000 are social workers, 441000 are clergymen, 409000 are machinists, 351000 are taxi drivers and chauffeurs, 373000 are chefs

and head cooks, 293000 are firefighters, 243000 are pharmacists, 234000 are roofers, 213000 are artists and related workers, 186000 are singers, musicians and related workers, 137000 are aerospace engineers, 111000 are gaming services workers, 105000 are tax preparers and 87000 are service station attendants.

There are 7.6 million workers who have more than one job while 5.9 million work at home.

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