Temporary Help Services in Rhode Island

Temporary Help Services (NAICS 561320) in Rhode Island reports 6,664 workers across 130 establishments, with $342.3M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 0.2% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Rhode Island is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale. Rhode Island accounts for 0.3% of the national Temporary Help Services establishment count (130 of 38,254), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Temporary Help Services employees in Rhode Island is $51,370/yr, versus a national average of $48,635/yr. Rhode Island pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Temporary Help Services is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Temporary Help Services national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Rhode Island overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).