Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey: Part-time, temporary, and contract employees: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Philly FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey (Philly FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on firms' responses to the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey carried out by the Philadelphia FED, the seasonally unadjusted 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 5.4 in September 2026, compared to -2.9 in August 2026.
Sample. The monthly series plotted above has 187 data points overall. The series covers the time period stretching from March 2011 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index reached a minimum of -55.1 in April 2020; it reached a maximum of 39.5 in June 2012; it had an average value of 8.8.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 12.8000 |
| 2026-08-31 | -2.90000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 5.40000 |
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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 | No |
| 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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