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Code summary
Code 78
Official title Employment Activities
Version PSIC 2019
Source layer PSA / BSP
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PSIC 2019 Navigation-first hub 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...
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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.
Administrative context
Where this code is used
This division is used when the first pass is too broad and the work needs to be split into groups such as Activities of employment placement, Temporary employment agency activities, and Other human resources provision. It helps with registration wording, sector analytics and review of near-miss options.
Selection note
How to choose it
Use this division as the first narrowing step. Compare child groups such as Activities of employment placement, Temporary employment agency activities, and Other human resources provision and move to the group that best matches the real activity, not the marketing description.
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.
FAQ
What does PSIC Division 78 cover?
PSIC Division 78 groups the main activity family for Employment Activities and acts as the first narrowing step below the section level.
How do I compare Division 78 with nearby divisions?
Read the child groups side by side and compare the exact operational wording. The closest neighboring options are 77 Rental and Leasing Activities and 79 Travel Agency, Tour Operator, Reservation Service and Related Activites.
Why does Division 78 matter for filing?
It is the level that helps you narrow a broad section into the right group before you reach a class or subclass decision.