Labor Finders specializes in providing temporary employees to handle industrial, construction and commercial applications. The staffing organization is available in more than 25 United States. The company also provides production and assembly workers, maintenance technicians, electricians, carpenters and welders. Labor Finders pays taxes, unemployment costs and workers compensation for its staff. In 2005, Labor Finders was recognized as a top-200 franchise by Franchise Times Magazine. The company moved up from No. 162 in 2004 to No. 156 in 2005. The award gives recognition to the largest sales generating franchise companies in the world. Labor Finders, which maintains a location in Columbia, S.C., was founded in 1975 in West Palm Beach, Fla.