Business phone system for temporary help services in Minnesota

The temporary staffing agency industry in Minnesota

County Business Patterns counts 658 establishments in Minnesota classified as Temporary Help Services (NAICS 561320) for 2023. They employed 57,241 people in mid-March and reported $2.7 billion in annual payroll. That is the 21st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Temporary help services make up 0.43% of the 154,455 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Minnesota has 11.4 temporary help services, in line with the national rate of 11.2. The average establishment has 87.0 employees against 95.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $47,169, 3.0% below the U.S. figure of $48,635.

Minnesota's largest markets for temporary help services

Census published temporary staffing agency counts for 16 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Minnesota. The largest is Minneapolis, MN-WI, with 502 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 9.6% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at temporary help services in Minnesota

39.8% of Minnesota's temporary help services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 37.2% nationally. 47.1% had fewer than ten. At that size the phone is shared, so routing (who rings, when, and what happens after hours) matters more than the number of desk phones.

Why the phone matters for temporary help services in Minnesota

Staffing agencies fill shifts on short notice, so the phone is constantly in use with workers and clients. Early-morning call-outs require quick action. That holds for temporary help services in Minnesota as much as anywhere.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for temporary help services in Minnesota:

• A client calls for extra workers tomorrow.
• The agency calls workers about open shifts.
• A worker calls about a paycheck.

Business texting for temporary help services

Agencies text shift offers and confirmations to workers who opted in.

Texting from a local number in Minnesota requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

What a phone system costs a temporary staffing agency in Minnesota

Temporary help services in Minnesota average 87.0 employees, so the comparison uses an 87-person team. Priced per seat, 87 users would run $2,610.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $2,170.65 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $1,739.00 a month for 87 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $10,452 less than RingCentral for a temporary staffing agency in Minnesota of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Minnesota

Minnesota has 8 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a temporary staffing agency can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for temporary help services in Minnesota

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Minnesota is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.