Employment Placement Agencies

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

Providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services--are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services; Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business--are classified in Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services; Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households--are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations; 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.