Empire State Manufacturing Survey: Average employee workweek: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - NY FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Empire State Manufacturing Survey (NY FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in the State of New York, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was -4.9 in September 2025, compared to 0.9 in August.
Sample. There are 291 data points overall in the montly series shown in the plot above. The time range covered by the series goes from July 2001 to September 2025.
History. Check out a few summary statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index reached its highest level of 29.2 in May 2004; it reached its lowest level of -55.5 in April 2020; it had a mean value of 1.1.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 4.6 |
| 2025-08-31 | 0.9 |
| 2025-09-30 | -4.9 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did the average employee workweek increase or decrease in the past month? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Coincident indicator of the business cycle |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Montly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Free use subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
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