Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Future (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. According to survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) stood at 6.8 in August 2025, versus 8.5 in July 2025.
Sample. There are 255 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The time span covered by the series goes from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 8.7; it reached a maximum of 27.1 in December 2013; it reached its minimum of -25.6 in January 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -4.5 |
| 2025-07-31 | 8.5 |
| 2025-08-31 | 6.8 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will the average employee workweek increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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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