Mindless Fact Monday ~ September 1, 2008

In honor of Labor Day - this "Mindless Fact Monday" will be about Labor Day facts.

~ The first Labor Day Parade was held in New York City on September 5, 1882.

~ Labor Day was made an official holiday by President Grover Cleveland in 1894.

~ As of May 2008, the labor force in the United States, consisting of working people 16 and older, was 154.5 million.

~ 8% of workers work over 60 hours per week.

~ Only about 9% of workers have been with their employer for 20 years or more.

~ Approximately 5.4 million people work from home.

~ 16.7 million workers, or about 13%, leave for work between midnight and 5:59 am.

~ The national average for commute time is 25 minutes.

~ 3.1 million workers face "extreme commutes" - 90 minutes or longer to travel to work.