How to Calculate Working Days in Excel Excluding Weekends and Holidays

Consider a dataset with start and end dates for employees, where we need to calculate how many working days they had. There are a few ways to do so.

Method 1 – Using NETWORKDAYS Function to Calculate Working Days in Excel Excluding Weekends and Holidays

The NETWORKDAYS function calculates the number of workdays between two dates considering both weekends and holidays. This function assumes that the weekend is on Saturday and Sunday.

Case 1.1 Excluding Only Weekends

Steps:

• Select the E5 cell and write down the following formula:

• Hit Enter.

• We will get the net workdays excluding the weekends.
• Pull the cursor down to the last data cell to get the values for all the data.

Case 1.2 Excluding Both Weekends and Holidays

Let’s expand the dataset with an array of holiday dates between D13:D15.

Steps:

• Select the E5 cell and then write the following formula down:

In this case, the $D$13:$D$15 static range denotes the holidays.

• Hit Enter.

• We will get the net workdays excluding the weekends as well as the holidays.
• Click on the bottom-right edge of the cell and drag the cursor to the last data cell.
• Excel will automatically fill the rest of the cells according to the formula.

Read More: How to Calculate Working Days between Two Dates in Excel

Method 2 – Applying Excel NETWORKDAYS.INTL Function to Calculate Working Days Excluding Weekends and Holidays

Case 2.1 Excluding Only Weekends

Steps:

• Choose the E5 cell and copy the following formula:

• Hit Enter.

• We will receive the net workdays excluding weekends.
• Copy the formula to the other cells in the column.

In this case, the third argument is 7 which denotes a Friday and Saturday weekend. The following is the list of numbers that denote different weekends. You might want to use 1 as well.

Case 2.2 Excluding Both Weekends and Holidays

Let’s use the expanded dataset with an array of holiday dates between D13:D15.

Steps:

• Choose the E5 cell and write down the following formula,

• Hit the Enter button.

• We will get the total workdays excluding the weekends and holidays.
• Copy the formula by clicking on the bottom-right corner of E5 and dragging down.
• The rest of the cells will be automatically filled according to the formula.

Read More: How to Calculate Working Days Excluding Sundays in Excel

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