Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Future (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. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 2.7 in August 2025, compared to 5.4 in the previous month.
Sample. This monthly series has 254 records overall. The series covers the span of time stretching from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of 8.6; it hit a maximum of 30.9 in December 2013; it hit a minimum of -20.3 in January 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -7.8 |
| 2025-07-31 | 5.4 |
| 2025-08-31 | 2.7 |
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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 | 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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