Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on firms' responses to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 15.0 in August 2025, compared to 7.7 in July.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are 255 records overall. The time span covered by the series extends from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index attained a maximum of 24.4 in April 2021; it recorded a bottom of -47.4 in March 2009; it had a mean value of 3.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -8.4 |
| 2025-07-31 | 7.7 |
| 2025-08-31 | 15.0 |
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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 | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| 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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