Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Employment: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally adjusted) - United States - Dallas FED - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey (Dallas FED)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent survey data about service-sector firms in Texas, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for employment (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) was 4.1 in September 2026, compared to 0.8 in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly series presented in the chart, there are 237 observations. The time span covered by the series is from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few statistics calculated on the full sample: the diffusion index had a mean value of 5.7; it reached a trough of -34.3 in April 2020; it peaked at 21.8 in January 2007.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 2.60000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0.800000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.10000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Did employment 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) |
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