Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Part-time 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 survey data about service firms based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for part-time employment (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 2.3 in September 2026, versus -3.4 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 237 records in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time range going from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 1.2; it reached its highest level of 16.9 in June 2007; it reached its lowest level of -31.5 in April 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.00000 |
| 2026-08-31 | -3.40000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 2.30000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did part-time 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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