Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Future (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. Based on firms' responses to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey carried out by the Dallas FED, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 15.2 in October 2026, compared to 14.5 in September 2026.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 269 records. The time range covered by the series is from June 2004 to October 2026.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index achieved a maximum of 27.0 in December 2013; it reached a minimum of -25.6 in January 2009; it had an average value of 8.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 15.6000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 14.5000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 15.2000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will the average employee workweek increase or decrease over the next six months? |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Business survey response |
| Data type | Leading 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) |
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