All codesBusiness ServicesLow Risk

7361Employment Agencies and Temporary Help Services

Employment placement agencies and temporary staffing services.

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Merchants Using MCC 7361

Well-known businesses assigned this code

Robert HalfManpowerKelly Services

Risk Assessment

Standard processing rates. Most payment processors accept this MCC with minimal additional requirements.

Common Use Cases

  • Temp staffing
  • Permanent placement
  • Executive recruiting

Category Details

Category
Business Services
MCC Range
7300–7399
Description
Advertising, computer services, consulting, and business support.

Why MCC Codes Matter for Your Business

Your MCC code directly affects how card networks and processors treat your transactions.

Approval Rate Impact

Processors have different acceptance rates per MCC. A misclassified code can silently tank your approval rate by 5-15%, costing revenue on every declined transaction.

Interchange Fees

The interchange fee you pay on every transaction is directly tied to your MCC code. Some categories pay 0.5% less per transaction — at scale, that compounds into significant savings or hidden costs.

Chargeback Thresholds

Visa and Mastercard set different chargeback monitoring thresholds per MCC category. High-risk MCCs face stricter limits — exceeding them triggers fines, reserve requirements, or account termination.

Wrong MCC = Serious Risk

An incorrect MCC assignment means you could be paying inflated fees, hitting the wrong chargeback program, or worse — facing account termination for "MCC mismatch" during a processor audit.

Tagada Optimizes Routing by MCC Code

Tagada's payment orchestration engine analyzes your MCC code to route each transaction to the processor with the highest approval rate and lowest fees for that specific merchant category. For MCC 7361, this means your employment agencies and temporary help services transactions are automatically sent through the optimal path in your processor stack.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is MCC 7361?

MCC 7361 covers employment agencies, staffing firms, and temporary help services.

Is MCC 7361 high risk?

No, staffing agencies are low risk with established B2B billing patterns.

Tagada Platform

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