Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Part-time employment: Future (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. Based on a sample of service-sector firms surveyed by the Fed, the seasonally adjusted diffusion index for part-time employment (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 3.4 in September 2026, versus 6.5 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 237 data points in the monthly time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the time range extending from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the diffusion index had a mean of 6.4; it hit a minimum of -24.6 in March 2020; it hit a maximum of 21.2 in July 2014.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 4.00000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6.50000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 3.40000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Diffusion index for the question: Will part-time employment 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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