The U.S. Census Bureau reported today that revenue in the U.S. employment services industry rose 16.5 percent in 2010 from 2009. Total revenue in employment services was estimated at $213.2 billion.

The Census' employment services category includes temporary help services as well as employment placement agencies, executive search services and professional employer organizations.

Staffing Industry Analysts, in its most recent estimate, reports that U.S. staffing revenue rose by 10 percent in 2010 from the previous year and had total 2010 revenue of $101.7 billion.

Census numbers are not seasonally adjusted.