Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey: Part-time, temporary, and contract employees: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Philly FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey (Philly FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on a sample of nonmanufacturing firms surveyed by the Fed, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for the number of part-time, temporary, and contract employees (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 10.7 in September 2026, compared to 1.1 in August.
Sample. This monthly time series has 187 observations overall. The series covers the period extending from March 2011 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 8.7; it recorded a bottom of -56.8 in April 2020; it achieved a maximum of 39.4 in October 2014.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 12.1000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.10000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 10.7000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did the number of part-time, temporary, and contract 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 | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
| 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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