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NAICS 541612
Human resources and executive search consulting services

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Taxable 116,159 105,451,814 42,824,709 738,675
Go to this NAICS 54161 Management consulting services Taxable 93,549 90,914,599 37,229,149 626,646
  541612 Human resources & executive search consulting services Taxable 16,247 14,320,616 6,959,823 121,685
  5416121 Actuarial consulting Taxable 789 1,898,396 1,126,734 13,826
  5416122 Executive placement services Taxable 8,233 4,603,886 2,282,369 42,020
  5416123 Human resources and personnel management consulting Taxable 7,225 7,818,334 3,550,720 65,839

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code 		NAICS Title
 All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 580,764 124,088,929 464,605 80.0 18,637,115 15.0 116,159 105,451,814
54161 Management consulting services N N N N N N 93,549 90,914,599
541612 Human resources & executive search consulting services N N N N N N 16,247 14,320,616

 

Definition: NAICS 541612   Human resources and executive search consulting services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in one or more of the following areas: (1) human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; (2) employee benefits planning, communication, and administration; (3) compensation systems planning; (4) wage and salary administration; and (5) executive search and recruitment.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 541612, Human resources and executive search consulting services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code		 1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
541612 Human resources & executive search consulting services 2002 16,254 14,830,374 7,072,229 124,554
1997 14,788 10,713,115 5,160,322 99,719
% change 9.9 38.4 37.1 24.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Human resources and executive search consulting services: 2002

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Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Receipts
% of
U.S.		 Receipts
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States Total 16,247 14,320,616 100.00 50 6,959,823 121,685
See other industries in this state California Total 1,915 1,717,290 11.99 49 851,086 15,101
See other industries in this state New York Total 1,384 1,533,836 10.71 80 773,799 11,098
See other industries in this state Texas Total 1,112 1,011,257 7.06 46 484,600 8,967
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 1,043 966,737 6.75 77 543,304 7,448
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 739 953,018 6.65 77 488,796 8,133
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 822 800,602 5.59 93 386,165 6,839
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 664 782,920 5.47 91 355,061 5,180
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 571 736,136 5.14 114 396,328 5,377
See other industries in this state Florida Total 1,025 564,770 3.94 34 246,851 5,766
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 609 511,629 3.57 45 231,785 4,716
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 463 475,178 3.32 47 252,844 6,361
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 318 440,930 3.08 128 220,718 2,632
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 439 396,151 2.77 79 175,755 3,003
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 446 318,064 2.22 44 143,601 2,593
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 96 300,689 2.10 519 101,195 1,273
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 485 300,308 2.10 36 131,182 2,472
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 292 278,225 1.94 49 136,716 2,484
See other industries in this state Washington Total 324 276,032 1.93 45 136,970 2,095
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 410 256,032 1.79 57 114,459 2,279
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 351 217,879 1.52 40 105,745 1,984
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 259 166,278 1.16 31 83,958 1,547
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 232 131,992 0.92 21 75,696 1,934
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 174 120,018 0.84 21 48,525 1,127
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 141 116,631 0.81 43 52,313 1,674
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 125 115,543 0.81 28 54,736 1,011
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 161 111,828 0.78 32 46,808 855
See other industries in this state Utah Total 82 67,656 0.47 29 40,183 1,129
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 179 57,369 0.40 14 21,436 547
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 107 42,884 0.30 12 18,452 528
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 102 41,720 0.29 9 17,637 553
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 61 40,279 0.28 38 19,583 442
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 87 39,534 0.28 31 18,380 333
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 95 37,810 0.26 17 14,903 330
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 91 36,485 0.25 8 17,193 320
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 73 36,385 0.25 21 18,821 446
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 95 32,658 0.23 11 14,749 424
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 35 27,631 0.19 22 10,552 242
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 47 19,502 0.14 15 11,142 287
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 36 17,774 0.12 6 6,718 146
See other industries in this state Maine Total 56 17,273 0.12 13 8,972 176
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 55 16,892 0.12 6 7,683 196
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 39 14,342 0.10 18 6,150 101
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 41 11,675 0.08 6 5,433 145
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 22 9,931 0.07 6 4,880 128
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 32 7,749 0.05 13 3,423 71
See other industries in this state Montana Total 27 5,094 0.04 6 1,899 57
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 15 3,442 0.02 5 1,474 29
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 13 2,225 0.02 3 503 28
  All other states, including those below Total 257 134,333 0.94   50,661 1,078
See other industries in this state     Arizona Total 240 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota Total 11 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming Total 6 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Human resources and executive search consulting services
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 14,320,616 100.00
36030 Management consulting services 7,621,782 53.22
37620 Executive search services, including retained search 4,444,957 31.04
35860 Management consulting services: Actuarial consulting services 1,838,330 12.84
-Other 415,547 2.90

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Human resources and executive search consulting services
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to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-54SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services US, states
link to PDF EC02-54I-06 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-54A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541612
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