Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey: Part-time, temporary, and contract employees: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - 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 firms' responses to the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey carried out by the Philadelphia FED, the seasonally unadjusted 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 5.4 in September 2026, compared to -2.9 in August 2026.
Sample. This monthly series has 185 observations overall. The period covered by the series extends from March 2011 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index recorded its highest level of 39.5 in June 2012; it registered a minimum of -55.1 in April 2020; it averaged 8.8.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 12.8000 |
| 2026-08-31 | -2.90000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 5.40000 |
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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 | No |
| 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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