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NAICS 561320
Temporary help services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

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.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	350,583	432,577,580	206,439,329	8,741,854
561	Administrative & support services	331,921	381,268,304	194,207,071	8,410,033
5613	Employment services	41,552	128,661,919	94,935,685	4,165,760
56132	Temporary help services	28,324	68,189,611	47,799,184	2,388,971
561320	Temporary help services	28,324	68,189,611	47,799,184	2,388,971

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	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
N = Not available
56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	1,613,290	459,487,355	1,262,707	78.3	26,909,775	5.9	350,583	432,577,580
561	Administrative & support services	1,576,238	407,093,815	1,244,317	78.9	25,825,511	6.3	331,921	381,268,304
5613	Employment services	71,100	129,675,396	29,548	41.6	1,013,477	0.8	41,552	128,661,919
56132	Temporary help services	N	N	N	N	N	N	28,324	68,189,611
561320	Temporary help services	N	N	N	N	N	N	28,324	68,189,611

Definition: NAICS 561320 Temporary help services

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 service establishment. However, these establishments do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients' work sites.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing human resources and human resource management services to clients--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;
Listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment--are classified in Industry 561310, Employment Placement Agencies; and
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.

Historical comparability

NAICS 561320, Temporary help 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	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

561320	Temporary help services	2002	28,326	68,197,836	47,805,454	2,389,111
		1997	23,522	57,220,898	40,256,334	2,612,719
		% change	20.4	19.2	18.8	-8.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Temporary help services: 2002

Data for the Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

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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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

28,324

68,189,611

100.00

237

47,799,184

2,388,971

California

3,366

9,994,710

14.66

285

7,117,396

313,551

Texas

2,372

5,319,116

7.80

244

3,795,717

197,449

Florida

1,673

4,685,349

6.87

281

3,208,597

177,506

New York

1,301

4,675,213

6.86

244

3,212,048

137,089

Illinois

1,421

3,237,306

4.75

257

2,329,170

143,307

Massachusetts

839

2,871,670

4.21

447

2,016,436

68,873

Michigan

1,172

2,857,601

4.19

285

1,989,961

96,144

New Jersey

914

2,515,592

3.69

293

1,778,892

85,767

Georgia

1,043

2,488,517

3.65

289

1,706,879

85,814

Pennsylvania

1,064

2,354,840

3.45

191

1,617,761

79,023

Ohio

1,220

2,282,499

3.35

200

1,636,406

93,327

Virginia

676

2,167,626

3.18

298

1,527,393

61,052

North Carolina

946

2,028,153

2.97

244

1,403,524

74,320

Tennessee

647

1,411,519

2.07

244

1,011,599

60,189

Maryland

569

1,258,132

1.85

231

814,041

38,900

Colorado

622

1,211,000

1.78

269

800,165

38,727

Washington

506

1,182,222

1.73

195

845,884

31,368

Minnesota

538

1,120,994

1.64

223

790,413

38,763

Missouri

528

1,094,635

1.61

193

738,644

42,221

Arizona

555

1,021,260

1.50

188

739,721

39,941

Indiana

559

1,001,520

1.47

163

717,155

39,961

Wisconsin

582

967,797

1.42

178

698,532

38,948

Connecticut

424

850,174

1.25

246

602,105

28,934

South Carolina

412

805,207

1.18

196

583,943

37,610

Louisiana

396

792,253

1.16

177

492,593

35,351

Oregon

375

712,939

1.05

202

515,252

25,631

Alabama

355

667,163

0.98

149

462,029

31,366

Kentucky

345

646,878

0.95

158

459,860

27,691

Oklahoma

299

600,606

0.88

172

410,724

23,905

New Hampshire

135

589,102

0.86

462

409,694

9,817

Nevada

235

535,050

0.78

247

380,750

19,288

Kansas

284

496,032

0.73

183

350,504

19,494

Nebraska

142

418,375

0.61

242

282,310

10,644

Utah

188

380,020

0.56

163

275,684

18,495

Iowa

211

373,663

0.55

127

248,149

15,082

District of Columbia

126

310,561

0.46

536

217,834

9,916

Arkansas

211

293,417

0.43

108

212,994

17,931

New Mexico

141

290,592

0.43

157

194,587

8,835

Delaware

105

239,563

0.35

297

155,607

7,238

Mississippi

164

231,836

0.34

162,430

12,923

Rhode Island

112

198,841

0.29

186

139,656

7,128

Idaho

157,431

0.23

117

118,909

7,885

West Virginia

101

151,891

0.22

105,459

5,864

Maine

101

144,718

0.21

112

104,983

4,966

Hawaii

72,836

0.11

52,275

4,372

Montana

66,202

0.10

44,945

2,913

North Dakota

46,751

0.07

34,055

1,887

Wyoming

36,871

0.05

26,919

1,542

Alaska

33,578

0.05

23,888

1,266

Vermont

31,673

0.05

22,303

1,159

South Dakota

27,061

0.04

19,325

1,161

Products Lines for Temporary help services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	68,189,611	100.00
37540	Temporary staffing services	60,437,319	88.63
37560	Temporary-to-permanent staffing placement services	3,018,537	4.43
37550	Long-term staffing services	1,973,457	2.89
	-Other	2,760,298	4.05

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Temporary help services
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-56SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56I-03	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 561320
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Service Annual Survey: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services	Annual	Estimated Revenue for Employer and Nonemployer Firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas