NAICS 561330 Professional Employer Organizations

NAICS Code: 561330

Code Title: Professional Employer Organizations

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

NAICS 561330 Professional Employer Organizations Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses. Establishments in this industry operate in a co-employment relationship with client businesses or organizations and are specialized in performing a wide range of human resource and personnel management duties, such as payroll, payroll tax, benefits administration, workers' compensation, unemployment, and human resource administration. Professional employer organizations (PEOs) are responsible for payroll, including withholding and remitting employment-related taxes, for some or all of the employees of their clients, and also serve as the employer of those employees for benefits and related purposes.


Cross References

Establishments primarily 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 561320, Temporary Help Services;
  • Listing employment vacancies and in referring or placing applicants for employment--are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies.

Alternate Titles

  • Co-employment staffing services
  • Employee leasing services
  • Labor leasing services
  • PEO (professional employer organizations)
  • Professional employer organizations (PEO)
  • Staff leasing services

NAICS 561330 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

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

  • ISIC 7830 - Other human resources provision