NAICS 561311 Employment Placement Agencies

NAICS Code: 561311

Code Title: Employment Placement Agencies

Code Sector: 56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

NAICS 561311 Employment Placement Agencies Description

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.


Illustrative Examples

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

Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • 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 clients--are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations;
  • 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.

Alternate Titles

  • Babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries)
  • Casting agencies (i.e., motion picture, theatrical, video)
  • Casting agencies, motion picture or video
  • Casting agencies, theatrical
  • Casting bureaus (e.g., motion picture, theatrical, video)
  • Casting bureaus, motion picture or video
  • Casting bureaus, theatrical
  • Chauffeur registries
  • Employment agencies
  • Employment agencies, motion picture or video
  • Employment agencies, radio or television
  • Employment agencies, theatrical
  • Employment placement agencies or services
  • Employment referral agencies or services
  • Employment registries
  • Internet job listing services
  • Internet resume listing services
  • Maid registries
  • Model registries
  • Nurse registries
  • Placement agencies or services, employment
  • Referral agencies or services, employment
  • Registries, employment
  • Registries, teacher
  • Ship crew employment agencies
  • Ship crew registries
  • State operated employment job services offices
  • Teacher registries
  • Television employment agencies
  • Theatrical employment agencies

NAICS 561311 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 7810 - Activities of employment placement agencies