Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - 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 unadjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 6.4 in September 2026, compared to 5.8 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 267 data points in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The period covered by the series is from June 2004 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 3.0; it achieved a maximum of 27.3 in March 2021; it recorded a bottom of -43.6 in March 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.60000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 5.80000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 6.40000 |
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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 | 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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