You have to look past the television and media version of what the Labor Day Weekend represents. Go beyond the end of summer time to close the cabin for the year of most non-factory working individuals in order to understand.
While most of the non-factory or manual labor workers are enjoying their weekends, most factory and manual labor workers are still laboring and sweating. These individuals are the ones who work day and night producing items, working on roads, bridges and making buildings rise from the earth just to name a few.
Most must look beyond how much they use it to celebrate the end of a great summer spent enjoying the summer lifestyle of boating, fishing, swimming, spending time the children for at least a weekend as the case may be for many. However, it is looked at is still it used to allow those who do the manual labor while others spend the summer enjoying the weather a chance to take a break too.
To be able to stop and smell the roses as it were. They get the chance for a three day weekend so many others have enjoyed most of the summer in some cases. The chance for companies to shut down so their workers can enjoy the last breath of summer to Prepare for the massive drive of fall to prepare for the winter shutdown in some cases where some manufacturing plants shut down over the Winter Holiday season for Christmas and New Years.
This is also the preparation for the manual labor that will make that big push to finish road projects, buildings, and bridges before the worst winter has to offer is brought upon them. Not too mention that many manual labor and factory workers love to hunt during the fall season causing others to pick up the slack.
As you can see there is more to consider when thinking about laborers and Labor Day than just concentrating on celebrating the end of another summer.