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How to count workdays between two dates including Saturdays in Excel?

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The NETWORKDAYS function in Excel is commonly used to calculate the number of workdays between two dates, excluding weekends. However, if you want to include Saturdays and exclude only Sundays, this guide provides step-by-step formulas to achieve your goal, with options to account for holidays as well.

Count workdays between two dates including Saturdays with a formula

Count workdays between two dates including Saturdays with a formula

To count workdays between two dates including Saturday in Excel, please do as follows.

  • To count workdays between two dates including Saturdays "without considering holidays", enter the following formula into the "Formula Bar" and then press the "Enter" key. See screenshot:

    =SUMPRODUCT(--(TEXT(ROW(INDIRECT(B1&":"&B2)),"dddd")<>"Sunday"))

    A screenshot showing a formula to count workdays including Saturdays in Excel

    Notes:

    1) In the formula, B1 and B2 contain the start date and end date you will count days between.
    2) This formula can only be applied to the date format of MM/DD/YYY and DD/MM/YYYY.

  • To count workdays between two dates including Saturdays "while excluding both Sundays and holidays", use the array formula below and press "Ctrl" + "Shift" + "Enter "keys simultaneously.

    =SUMPRODUCT(--(TEXT(ROW(INDIRECT(B1&":"&B2)),"dddd")<>"Sunday"))-SUMPRODUCT(--IF((B3:C3>=B1)*(B3:C3<=B2),(TEXT(B3:C3,"dddd")<>"Sunday"), FALSE))

    A screenshot showing a formula to count workdays including Saturdays while excluding Sundays and holidays in Excel

    Notes:

    1) In the formula, B1 and B2 contain the start date and end date you will count workdays between. And B3:C3 contains the holidays you will exclude in the workdays.
    2) This array formula works well in all Excel versions.
    3) For Excel 2010 and higher versions, the following formula also can help you to count workdays between two dates exclude both Sunday and holidays.
    =NETWORKDAYS.INTL(B1,B2,11,B3:C3)
    4) All formulas can only be applied to the date format of MM/DD/YYY and DD/MM/YYYY.

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