Employment activities
What this code covers
Use this division for employment activities when the main activity includes Personnel search and placement activities and Activities of theatrical casting agencies. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
- This division includes activities of listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment where the individuals referred or placed are not employees of the employment agencies, activities supplying workers to clients’ businesses for periods of time to supplement the workforce of the client, and activities of providing other human resources.
- personnel search and placement activities
- activities of theatrical casting agencies
- activities of recruitment agencies
- activities of agents for individual artists, see 74.99
- Compare with 74.99, 77, 79 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This division includes activities of listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment where the individuals referred or placed are not employees of the employment agencies, activities supplying workers to clients’ businesses for periods of time to supplement the workforce of the client, and activities of providing other human resources.
- - personnel search and placement activities
- - activities of theatrical casting agencies
- - activities of recruitment agencies
- - headhunting activities
- - activities of agents for individual artists, see 74.99
- - Personnel search and placement activities
- - Activities of theatrical casting agencies
- - Activities of recruitment agencies
- - Headhunting activities
- - Activities of agents for individual artists
What is NACE 78 used for?
Use NACE 78 for employment activities when the main activity matches this scope: Use this division for employment activities when the main activity includes Personnel search and placement activities and Activities of theatrical casting agencies. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 78?
Typical examples include Personnel search and placement activities, Activities of theatrical casting agencies, and Activities of recruitment agencies.
When might 78 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to activities of agents for individual artists, see 74.99.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 78?
Compare 78 with 74.99 All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c., 77 Rental and leasing activities, and 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for all other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. when the main activity includes Business brokerage activities, i.e. arranging for the purchase and sale of small and medium-sized businesses, including professional practices, but excluding real estate brokerage and Appraisal activities other than for real estate and insurance (for antiques, jewellery, etc.). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for rental and leasing activities when the main activity includes Rental and leasing of motor vehicles and Rental and leasing of personal and household goods. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities when the main activity includes Activities of tourist guides and for tourism promotion and Intermediation services for travel. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for investigation and security activities when the main activity includes Investigation services in private, commercial, corporate, insurance and criminal law for the exercise of rights in court and Guard and patrol services. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for services to buildings and landscape activities when the main activity includes The provision of a combination of support services within clients’ facilities and The interior and exterior cleaning of buildings of all types. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of activities of employment placement agencies, including Activities of employment placement agencies. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this group for the broader activity area of temporary employment agency activities and other human resource provisions, including Temporary employment agency activities and other human resource provisions. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this section for aDMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES when the main activity includes Rental and leasing activities and Employment activities. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 78 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 78 Employment activities.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.