Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Employment: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about service-sector firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for employment (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 4.7 in September 2026, compared to 0.5 in August.
Sample. This monthly series has 237 observations overall. The time range covered by the series extends from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index reached its minimum of -32.6 in April 2020; it reached a maximum of 21.9 in June 2007; it had an average value of 5.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.20000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0.500000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.70000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did employment 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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