115115

Analysis

NAICS 115115 is the 2022 national industry for farm labor contractors and crew leaders, part of 11511 (Support Activities for Crop Production). Census lists 4 example activities under it in the official index.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 27% and employment rose 37%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.

County Business Patterns counts 650 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 18,879 people at an average annual payroll of $39,705 per employee (9th percentile of national industries). 59% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include agriculture production or harvesting crews, crew leaders, farm labor, farm labor contractors and labor contractors, farm.

For example, providing machine harvesting are classified in 115113 (Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 115113 and 115116. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.