Employment
3,645,678
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 56132
NAICS 56132 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Temporary Help Services - Industry Benchmarks
$48,635/yr average annual pay, with 266 SBA loans on record for NAICS 56132.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 3.6M
- Workers employed
- $48,635/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $137M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 56132
California leads Temporary Help Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 3.6M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $48,635/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $137M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Temporary Help Services
Temporary Help Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
38,254 establishments employ 3,645,678 workers (95.3/location) at $48,635/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$48,635/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
38,254
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 283,296; establishment count decreased by 1,112. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $177.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 95.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Temporary Help Services NAICS 561320 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 726,142 |
| Texas | 297,444 |
| Illinois | 195,433 |
| Florida | 195,001 |
| New York | 155,394 |
| Michigan | 143,666 |
| Ohio | 134,097 |
| New Jersey | 131,793 |
| Pennsylvania | 110,839 |
| North Carolina | 108,584 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
266
Total Loan Volume
$137M
Avg Loan Size
$513K
Jobs Supported
7,610
Program Breakdown
7(a) 260 (98%)
504 6 (2%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
17 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 42
2021 33
2022 36
2023 39
2024 47
2025 65
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Temporary Help Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 56132 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Temporary Help Services?
38,254 business establishments. Together they employ 3,645,678 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Temporary Help Services?
$48,635/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 95.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Temporary Help Services employment?
California leads with 726,142 workers. Texas (297,444) and Illinois (195,433) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Temporary Help Services receive?
Temporary Help Services businesses received 266 SBA loans totaling $137 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $513K. These loans supported 7,610 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 99% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Temporary Help Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 38,254 establishments, 3,645,678 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 266 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 56132 · Data year: 2023
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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