Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at -5.5 in October 2025, compared to 3.4 in the previous month.
Sample. The monthly series presented in the chart has 257 records. The series covers the time period going from June 2004 to October 2025.
History. Here are some simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the diffusion index averaged 3.0; it recorded its highest level of 24.4 in April 2021; it hit a trough of -47.4 in March 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 15.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3.4 |
| 2025-10-31 | -5.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did the average employee workweek 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 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) |