Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Part-time employment: Future (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 future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) stood at 3.7 in September 2026, versus 4.1 in the previous month.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 237 records overall. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index recorded a minimum of -23.8 in March 2020; it reached a maximum of 20.8 in January 2007; it had an average value of 6.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.10000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.10000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 3.70000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will part-time employment 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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