A standard year has 260 to 262 business days (also called working days or weekdays). The exact number varies depending on how many weekends fall in the year and which public holidays are observed.
The Calculation
365 calendar days − 52 Sundays − 52 Saturdays = 261 weekdays in a typical year (262 in a leap year). Subtract public holidays observed by your organization to get the actual business days.
US Federal Holidays (2026)
The US has 11 federal holidays. Many workers observe all 11, others observe fewer. Subtracting 11 from 261 gives approximately 250 working days per year.
Impact on Deadlines
Many legal, financial, and contractual deadlines are measured in business days. Use the business days calculator to count working days to any target date.
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