{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Gasoline prices were highest ever for Labor Day The average price of gas going into this Labor Day weekend reached a record holiday high compared with past years at $4.14 a gallon, according to a national tracking average from AAA.
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Travelers see high gas prices during holiday weekend
VALLEY SPRINGS, S.D. (KELO) -- Gas prices in the U.S. hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, averaging $4.14 per gallon. This is nearly a dollar more than last year and surpasses the previous record of $3.82 from 2012. Diesel prices are at their own record of $5.85 per gallon.
Labor Day 2026 marked a threshold moment at the pump: for the first time, the U.S. national average price for regular gasoline sat above $4 per gallon over the holiday, setting a new Labor Day record and reshaping how travelers budget late-summer driving.
After marking the first month of August that saw U.S. gas prices averaging above the $4 per gallon mark, costs at the pump hit a record mark on Monday and diesel fuel set a new all-time high as ongoing hostilities around the world continue to disrupt the petroleum industry.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Gasoline prices were highest ever for Labor Day The average price of gas going into this Labor Day weekend reached a record holiday high compared with past years at $4.14 a gallon, according to a national tracking average from AAA.
