Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Employment: Current (increase vs decrease; diffusion index; percentage points; seasonally unadjusted) - 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 survey data about service firms based in Texas, the seasonally unadjusted diffusion index for employment (share of CEOs seeing a recent increase minus share reporting a decrease) stood at 4.7 in September 2026, compared to 0.5 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 237 observations in the monthly time series shown in the figure above. The series covers the time span extending from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index was equal on average to 5.6; it registered a minimum of -32.6 in April 2020; it reached a maximum of 21.9 in June 2007.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.20000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0.500000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.70000 |
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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 | 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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