This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the NETWORKDAYS function in Microsoft Excel.

Description

Returns the number of whole working days between start_date and end_date. Working days exclude weekends and any dates identified in holidays. Use NETWORKDAYS to calculate employee benefits that accrue based on the number of days worked during a specific term.

Tip:  To calculate whole workdays between two dates by using parameters to indicate which and how many days are weekend days, use the NETWORKDAYS.INTL function.

Syntax

NETWORKDAYS(start_date, end_date, [holidays])

The NETWORKDAYS function syntax has the following arguments:

Important:  Dates should be entered by using the DATE function, or as results of other formulas or functions. For example, use DATE(2012,5,23) for the 23rd day of May, 2012. Problems can occur if dates are entered as text.

Remarks

Example

Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.

DateDescription
10/1/2012Start date of project
3/1/2013End date of project
11/22/2012Holiday
12/4/2012Holiday
1/21/2013Holiday
FormulaDescriptionResult
=NETWORKDAYS(A2,A3)Number of workdays between the start (10/1/2012) and end date (3/1/2013).110
=NETWORKDAYS(A2,A3,A4)Number of workdays between the start (10/1/2012) and end date (3/1/2013), with the 11/22/2012 holiday as a non-working day.109
=NETWORKDAYS(A2,A3,A4:A6)Number of workdays between the start (10/1/2012) and end date (3/1/2013), with the three holidays as non-working days.107

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