Employment Placement Agencies

📘 Source: U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 NAICS Manual

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in recruiting, 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 Model registries Casting agencies or bureaus (i.e., motion picture, theatrical, video) Employment agencies

NAICS code 561311 — Employment Placement Agencies — is used in SAM.gov to identify businesses whose primary activity falls within this classification. When you add this code to your SAM.gov entity registration, contracting officers searching for vendors in the Employment Services space will be able to find your business.

If this code represents your primary business activity, designate it as your primary NAICS code. Your primary NAICS code determines your size standard for any contract solicited under this code. With a size standard of $34M average annual receipts, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 561311.

What is NAICS code 561311?

NAICS code 561311 is 'Employment Placement Agencies', classified under the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector (NAICS 56). This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in recruiting, referring, or placing applicants for employment. The individuals referred or placed ar

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 561311?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 561311 (Employment Placement Agencies) as one with $34M average annual receipts. This size standard determines eligibility for small business set-aside contracts, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB programs in SAM.gov.

How do I register NAICS code 561311 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 561311 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 561311 (Employment Placement Agencies) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.