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Recruiting agencies by US metro, 2022

The US had 7,030 recruiting agencies with paid staff in 2022, employing 271,104 people at an average of $49,499 a year. 68% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 38.6 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 633.

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Recruiting agencies in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York63312,460$58,59674%1st
Los Angeles5536,818$71,32880%2nd
Chicago3107,798$64,44469%3rd
Miami2654,531$53,43380%4th
Atlanta2444,968$46,92374%5th
Dallas2427,446$47,44262%6th
Houston2144,924$55,07869%7th
Philadelphia1473,015$69,22364%8th
Boston1445,058$97,27858%9th
Washington1332,574$59,94368%10th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs recruiting agencies hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 561311 (Employment placement agencies). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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