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NAICS 561320

Temporary Help Services

Key Figures

Establishments
38,254
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
3,645,678
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$326.0B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 561320 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying workers to clients' businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client. The individuals provided are employees of the temporary help services establishment. However, these establishments do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients' work sites.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.

Illustrative examples

  • Help supply services
  • Model supply services
  • Labor (except farm) contractors (i.e., personnel suppliers)
  • Temporary employment or temporary staffing services
  • Manpower pools

Which code does this activity belong in?

Temporary help services establishments supply workers to clients for limited periods to fill temporary staffing needs, and these workers remain employees of the temporary help supplier rather than the client. The key distinction from employment placement agencies is that temporary help services provide the workers themselves as employees, whereas employment placement agencies match job seekers with permanent positions by referring or placing applicants directly with employers. Additionally, temporary help services do not provide direct supervision of employees at client work sites, limiting their role to staffing supply rather than ongoing workforce management.

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Where this sits

56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services561 Administrative and Support Services5613 Employment Services56132 Temporary Help Services

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