Staffing Agency Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a staffing agency, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Staffing Agency name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a staffing agency is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a staffing agency usually falls under 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 services establishment. However, these establishments do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients' work sites.
Businesses classified here include
- 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
- Outplacement consulting services
- Outplacement services
- Personnel (e.g., industrial, office) suppliers
- Temporary employment services
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 561320), U.S. Census Bureau.
Temporary Help Services in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most temporary help services locations
- California 4,104 locations
- Texas 3,367 locations
- Michigan 2,681 locations
- Florida 2,189 locations
- Illinois 1,588 locations
- Georgia 1,568 locations
- Pennsylvania 1,497 locations
- Ohio 1,443 locations
- New York 1,439 locations
- North Carolina 1,380 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.