Division 78 - Employment Activities

PSIC Division 78 covers Employment Activities. Child codes include Activities of employment placement, Temporary employment agency activities, and Other human resources provision. It is the shortlist layer for broad...

Level Division

Hierarchy depth 2/5

Children 3

Last verified 2026-10-21

Key facts

Code summary

Code 78

Official title Employment Activities

Version PSIC 2019

Source layer PSA / BSP

Parent N - Administrative and Support Service Activities

Section N - Administrative and Support Service Activities

Next step

Child codes

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781

Activities of employment placement

782

Temporary employment agency activities

783

Other human resources provision

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About this level

Practical summary

Division 78 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under N Administrative and Support Service Activities. This division collects tightly related groups, with child examples such as Activities of employment placement, Temporary employment agency activities, and Other human resources provision. It is the main bridge between a broad sector label and the more precise groups below it.

Official note

Source-backed description

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, supplying workers to client's businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client, and the activities of providing human resources and human resource management services for others on a contract or fee basis. This division also includes executive search and placement activities, including activities of theatrical casting agencies. This division excludes activities of agents for individual artists, see 7490.