Labor Day is a holiday many American workers eagerly anticipate -- a three-day weekend , and a respite from work to relax and celebrate with friends and family . As you 're calculating how many bags of buns you need to go with that jumbo pack of hot dogs at your barbecue ( they never seem to match up ) , here are some other Labor Day numbers to contemplate . 33 million : Americans who plan to travel at least 50 miles over Labor Day weekend this year , according to AAA . 14 cents : Average increase in the price of a gallon of gas since AAA 's 2011 Labor Day forecast . 155.2 million : Number of people 16 years and older who are in the labor force . 85 : Percentage of full-time workers 18 to 64 covered by health care insurance during all or part of 2010 . 39.7 million : Number of people who the Department of Labor helped through the Employment and Training Administration programs . 58 : Percent who think it 's OK to wear white after Labor Day according to a nonscientific poll . 685,000 : Number of workers who were placed into new jobs through the Workforce Investment Act Adult and Dislocated Worker programs . 1.674 million : Veterans who were helped by the Department 's Veterans ' Employment and Training Service ( VETS ) in 2010 . 473,700 : Number of veteran workers entering into employment . 25.3 minutes : Average commute time in 2010 . Maryland has the longest commute in the country , with an average time of 31.8 minutes . ( Source : U.S. Census Bureau , 2010 American Community Survey , Table R0801 ) 3.2 million : Number of workers whose commutes were 90 or more minutes each day in 2010 . $ 47,715 : 2010 real median full-time earnings for males . $ 36,931 : 2010 real median full-time earnings for females . 29.2 : Percent difference in men 's and women 's earnings . 11.8 : Percentage of workers who were members of a union in 2011 . 30 : Percentage reduction of overall family summer travel from May through September . How are you celebrating this Labor Day ? Share your plans in the comments section below .
Be ready to pay 14 cents more per gallon of gas this weekend than last year . 3.2 million people have a commute that is longer than 90 minutes . Comment: