Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey: Part-time, temporary, and contract employees: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Philly FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey (Philly FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about nonmanufacturing firms in the Third Federal Reserve District, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for the number of part-time, temporary, and contract employees (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 10.7 in September 2026, compared to 1.1 in the previous month.
Sample. This monthly series has a total of 187 records. The period covered by the series is from March 2011 to September 2026.
History. Here are some statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index reached a trough of -56.8 in April 2020; it recorded its maximum of 39.4 in October 2014; it had a mean value of 8.7.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 12.1000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.10000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 10.7000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did the number of part-time, temporary, and contract employees 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 | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Not copyrightable under U.S. law |
| Measure type | Diffusion index (share of respondents reporting an increase minus share reporting a decrease) |
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