Employment Services

NAICS 5613 · Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector · 31,353 loans · $8.63B

Total Loans
31,353
Total Approved
$8.63B
Avg $275,411/loan
Loans Forgiven
29,800
95.0% forgiveness rate
Amount Forgiven
$8.31B
Jobs Reported
1,046,762

Businesses and organizations in the Employment Services industry (NAICS code 5613, part of the Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector) received 31,353 PPP loans totaling $8.63B during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The average loan for this industry was $275,411 — above the national PPP average of approximately $67,000. This reflects the relatively large size of many businesses in this sector, which tend to have higher payroll costs and more employees.

95.0% of loans in this industry were forgiven — totaling $8.31B. To qualify for forgiveness, borrowers had to demonstrate that they maintained headcount and compensation levels and used at least 60% of loan proceeds for payroll expenses.

Notable recipients in this industry include TOTALMED INC. of APPLETON, WI ($10,000,000); INTERMOUNTAIN EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, INC. of NORTH SALT LAKE, UT ($10,000,000); and SMITH TEMPORARIES, INC. of GRAPEVINE, TX ($10,000,000).

The loan amount distribution for this industry shows a more even spread across loan sizes, suggesting a mix of small and mid-sized businesses. Because borrower names are withheld for loans under $150,000, a substantial portion of recipients in this industry may not appear by name in this dataset.

As part of the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector — office administration, hiring and placing personnel, cleaning, waste management. — businesses in NAICS 5613 were particularly reliant on PPP assistance to bridge the gap between declining revenues and fixed overhead obligations during the shutdown period.

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