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 survey data about manufacturers based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 6.4 in February 2026, compared to 0.0 in January.
Sample. There are 260 records overall in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series goes from June 2004 to February 2026.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index had an average value of 2.9; it registered a minimum of -43.6 in March 2009; it reached its highest level of 27.3 in March 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | -10.8 |
| 2026-01-31 | 0.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 6.4 |
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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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