SBA Loans for Temporary Help Services
SBA has approved 1,736 7(a) loans worth $425M to Temporary Help Services businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 43% versus the prior decade.
- 1,736
- 7(a) loans
- $425M
- Approved dollars
- $244,589
- Average loan size
- #187
- Rank among industries
- -43%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 7.7%
- Active-status distress
- 3%
- Franchise-branded
Temporary Help Services is the #187 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,736 such loans worth $425M, averaging $244,589 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 43% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 196 active-status temporary help services loans, 7.7% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.