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national industry 561311

Employment Placement Agencies

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in referring or placing applicants for employment. The individuals referred or placed are not employees of the employment agencies.

The immediate parent of national industry 561311 is international industry 56131: Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services

Illustrative Examples

  • Babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries)
  • Employment registries
  • Casting agencies or bureaus (i.e., motion picture, theatrical, video)
  • Model registries
  • Employment agencies

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services--are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services;
  • Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business--are classified in Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services;
  • Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households--are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations; and
  • Representing models, entertainers, athletes, and other public figures as their agent or manager--are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 561311 - Babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries)
  2. 561311 - Casting agencies (i.e., motion picture, theatrical, video)
  3. 561311 - Casting agencies, motion picture or video
  4. 561311 - Casting agencies, theatrical
  5. 561311 - Casting bureaus (e.g., motion picture, theatrical, video)
  6. 561311 - Casting bureaus, motion picture or video
  7. 561311 - Casting bureaus, theatrical
  8. 561311 - Chauffeur registries
  9. 561311 - Employment agencies
  10. 561311 - Employment agencies, motion picture or video
  11. 561311 - Employment agencies, radio or television
  12. 561311 - Employment agencies, theatrical
  13. 561311 - Employment placement agencies or services
  14. 561311 - Employment referral agencies or services
  15. 561311 - Employment registries
  16. 561311 - Internet job listing services
  17. 561311 - Internet resume listing services
  18. 561311 - Maid registries
  19. 561311 - Model registries
  20. 561311 - Nurse registries
  21. 561311 - Placement agencies or services, employment
  22. 561311 - Referral agencies or services, employment
  23. 561311 - Registries, employment
  24. 561311 - Registries, teacher
  25. 561311 - Ship crew employment agencies
  26. 561311 - Ship crew registries
  27. 561311 - State operated employment job services offices
  28. 561311 - Teacher registries
  29. 561311 - Television employment agencies
  30. 561311 - Theatrical employment agencies

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 561310
2007 561311
2012 561311
2017 561311
2022 561311

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 7299 - Miscellaneous Personal Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
  2. 7361 - Employment Agencies
  3. 7819 - Services Allied to Motion Picture Production
  4. 7922 - Theatrical Producers (Except Motion Picture) and Miscellaneous Theatrical Services

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies:

  1. administrative and support and waste management and remediation service
  2. administrative and support service
  3. employment agency
  4. employment agency condominium office personal injury and advertising injury endorsement bp 04 37 must be attached
  5. employment agency headhunter or exec search firm or contingency agency ot internet based
  6. employment agency not otherwise classified
  7. employment agency office personal injury and advertising injury endorsement bp 04 37 must be attached
  8. employment agency personal injury and advertising injury endorsement bp 04 37 must be attached
  9. employment agency personal injury and advertising injury endorsement bp 04 37 must be attached condominium office
  10. employment agency personnel agency including headhunter and recruiter permanent placement only
  11. employment agency personnel agency temporary office placement only
  12. employment agency personnel agency temporary placement other than office employee
  13. employment agency talent or music booking agent
  14. employment agency temporary help provider
  15. employment placement agency
  16. employment placement agency and executive search service
  17. employment service
  18. information technology staffing
  19. miscellaneous personal service not otherwise classified
  20. office employment agency
  21. office employment agency personal injury and advertising injury endorsement bp 04 37 must be attached condominium office
  22. office employment agency personal injury and advertising injury endorsement bp 04 37 must be attached office
  23. recruiting employment placement
  24. service allied to motion picture production
  25. theatrical producer except motion picture and miscellaneous theatrical service

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