Labor Day, 2025

Proclamation: Labor Day, 2025

On August 28, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation designating September 1, 2025, as Labor Day, honoring the resilience and achievements of American workers. The proclamation celebrates the role of laborers throughout U.S. history — from early settlers to modern tradespeople — as the foundation of America’s prosperity and strength. It criticizes prior decades of offshoring and manufacturing decline, while framing the Trump Administration’s policies since January 20, 2025, as restoring the dignity of labor through “Buy American, Hire American” initiatives, tariffs, and revitalized manufacturing cities. Emphasizing record job growth and renewed opportunity in U.S. communities, the proclamation pledges to keep defending American jobs and the dignity of labor, urging the nation to celebrate workers’ contributions with appropriate programs and ceremonies.