Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Part-time employment: Future (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 part-time employment (share of CEOs seeing a future increase minus share forecasting a decrease) was 3.7 in September 2026, compared to 4.1 in August 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 237 observations. The span of time covered by the series is from January 2007 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: the diffusion index averaged 6.4; it reached its lowest level of -23.8 in March 2020; it recorded its highest level of 20.8 in January 2007.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 1.10000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.10000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 3.70000 |
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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 | 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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