Labour Day in Jamaica
Labour Day falls on Monday 24 May 2027 in Jamaica. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 May | Friday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 25 May | Monday | long weekend |
| 2027 | 24 May | Monday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 23 May | Tuesday | one bridge day makes it four days |
4 of 4
- 23 05 Labour Day Friday
- 25 05 Labour Day Monday
- 24 05 Labour Day Monday
- 23 05 Labour Day Tuesday
A date that moves
Labour Day does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Labour Day in Jamaica in 2027?
Monday, 24 May 2027.
Is Labour Day on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 23 May 2025, 25 May 2026, 24 May 2027, 23 May 2028.
Which years does Labour Day make a long weekend?
2025 (Friday), 2026 (Monday), 2027 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2028 one bridge day buys four days off.