2022 NAICS industry in sector 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
56131 Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services
NAICS 56131 is the US industry code for employment placement agencies and executive search services. It covers establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment; or (2) providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment; or (2) providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services.
Examples Census gives
- Employment agencies
- Executive placement agencies or services
- Executive search services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business are classified in Industry 56132, Temporary Help Services.
- Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 56133, Professional Employer Organizations.
- Providing advice and assistance on human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; and employee benefits and compensation systems are classified in Industry 54161, Management Consulting Services.
- Representing models, entertainers, athletes, and other public figures as their agent or manager are classified in Industry 71141, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.
Codes in 56131
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