Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - 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 recent survey data about manufacturing firms in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 7.1 in November 2025, compared to -8.2 in October 2025.
Sample. This monthly series has 257 observations overall. The series covers the period going from June 2004 to November 2025.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the diffusion index reached its maximum of 27.3 in March 2021; it hit a minimum of -43.6 in March 2009; it was equal on average to 2.9.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 4.2 |
| 2025-10-31 | -8.2 |
| 2025-11-30 | 7.1 |
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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 | 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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