NAICS Code 56131 — Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 2 direct sub-codes.

Code56131
TitleEmployment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services
LevelNAICS Industry (5-digit)
EditionNAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment; or (2) providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services.

Illustrative Examples:

Employment agencies

Executive placement agencies or services

Executive search services

Where 56131 sits in the hierarchy

LevelCodeTitle
Sector56Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
Subsector561Administrative and Support Services
Industry Group5613Employment Services
NAICS Industry56131Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services

Codes under 56131

CodeTitle
561311Employment Placement Agencies
561312Executive Search Services

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Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.