Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Number of employees: 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. According to recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the number of employees (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 8.5 in August 2025, versus 7.5 in July.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 254 records. The time range covered by the series extends from June 2004 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics computed on the full sample: the diffusion index reached a trough of -46.6 in March 2009; it attained a maximum of 34.9 in April 2021; it was equal on average to 7.2.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 7.5 |
| 2025-07-31 | 7.5 |
| 2025-08-31 | 8.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did the number of 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 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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