Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Average employee workweek: Future (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. Based on a sample of manufacturing firms surveyd by the FED, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for the average employee workweek (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 4.4 in October 2025, compared to 0.0 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 256 records in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The time range covered by the series extends from June 2004 to October 2025.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index averaged 8.6; it reached its highest level of 30.9 in December 2013; it reached its lowest level of -20.3 in January 2009.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 2.7 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 4.4 |
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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 | 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) |