Analysis
NAICS 5613 is the 2022 industry group for employment services, part of 561 (Administrative and Support Services). Census lists 59 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 56,173 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 7,790,831 people at an average annual payroll of $60,555 per employee (33rd percentile of national industries). 43% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Across its national industries Census lists 59 index entries; typical ones are babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries), executive placement consulting services, construction labor supply services and co-employment staffing services.
It splits into 3 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 56132 (Temporary Help Services) with 38,254.
Its more detailed codes are 56131 Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (13,576 establishments), 56132 Temporary Help Services (38,254 establishments) and 56133 Professional Employer Organizations (4,343 establishments).
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 5% and employment rose 15%. 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.
Official definition
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment; (2) providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services; (3) supplying workers to clients' businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client; or (4) providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (59)
- Babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries)
- Executive placement consulting services
- Construction labor supply services
- Co-employment staffing services