# United States Dallas Fed Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Wages and Benefits (SA)

United States Dallas Fed Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey: Wages and Benefits (SA) was 20.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) in October 2026, up 35.8% from September 2026 and up 91.6% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since January 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (Apr 2020) to 37.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) (Jan 2022), averaging 17.83 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower).

- Source agency: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Makrognosis code: `US.DALLASFED_TSSOS_WGS.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower)
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (238 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/dallas-fed-texas-service-sector-outlook-survey-wages-and-benefits-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 20.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2026 | 15.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2026 | 18.80 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2026 | 15.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2026 | 15.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2026 | 6.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2026 | 7.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2026 | 12.90 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2026 | 9.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2026 | 13.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2025 | 10.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2025 | 14.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| October 2025 | 10.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| September 2025 | 11.80 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| August 2025 | 15.70 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| July 2025 | 13.30 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| June 2025 | 8.40 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| May 2025 | 9.50 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| April 2025 | 9.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| March 2025 | 10.10 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| February 2025 | 11.00 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| January 2025 | 15.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| December 2024 | 15.20 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |
| November 2024 | 15.60 Diffusion index (% higher minus % lower) |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.DALLASFED_TSSOS_WGS.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.DALLASFED_TSSOS_WGS.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```