2022 NAICS national industry in sector 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
561320 Temporary Help Services
NAICS 561320 is the US industry code for temporary help services. It covers establishments primarily engaged in supplying workers to clients' businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client.
- Code
- 561320 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Temporary Help Services
- Part of
- Employment Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $34 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 78200 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
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.
Examples Census gives
- Help supply services
- Model supply services
- Labor (except farm) contractors (i.e., personnel suppliers)
- Temporary employment or temporary staffing services
- Manpower pools
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations.
- Supplying farm labor are classified in U.S. Industry 115115, Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders.
- Providing operating staff to perform a combination of services to support operations within a client's facilities are classified in Industry 561210, Facilities Support Services.
- Providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services.
- Listing employment vacancies and in recruiting, referring, or placing applicants for employment are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies.
- 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.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 561320
The Census index assigns these 16 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Construction labor supply services
- Contract staffing services
- Help supply services
- Labor (except farm) contractors (i.e., personnel suppliers)
- Labor (except farm) pools
- Manpower pools
- Model supply services
- Office help supply services
- Office supply pools
- Online temporary staffing services, including intermediary platform services
- Outplacement consulting services
- Outplacement services
- Personnel (e.g., industrial, office, health care, legal, construction) suppliers
- Temporary employment services
- Temporary help services
- Temporary staffing services
SBA size standard for 561320
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 561320, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $34 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 7820), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.