Q-2 2011Results
 
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Q-2 2011 Highlights

Revenue growth of 12% Growth across most industry groups and geographic regions Operating income growth of 30% Expanding light-industrial footprint with acquisition of A-1 Staffing Purchased nearly 1.2 million shares of common stock starting in Q2 through July 27, 2011; new authorization of $75 million approved

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Financial Summary

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**Q-2 2010 Net Income includes an income tax benefit of $1.3 million, or $0.03 per diluted share.

Dollar amounts in millions. Some amounts may not sum due to rounding.

*See disclosure and reconciliation of EBITDA to net income on page 5 of this document.
 
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Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income

*EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which excludes interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization from net income. EBITDA is a key measure used by management in evaluating performance. EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance in isolation or as an alternative to net income in the Statement of Operations in accordance with GAAP, and, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

**Q-2 2010 includes an income tax benefit of $1.3 million.

Amounts in millions. Some amounts may not sum due to rounding.

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Revenue Trends

* May 2011 revenue growth would have been 13% excluding large industrial project in May 2010;   acquisition growth contributed 1% of revenue growth in June 2011 and .4% in Q-2 2011; Q-3 2011 revenue growth forecast based on midpoint estimate issued July 27, 2011.

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12.4%

17%

6%

14%

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14.4%

17%

Note: All measurements are compared to same period a year ago.
 
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Gross Margin Change

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SG&A Expense Change

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Closing Comments

Successful specialized vertical market approach The right investments in talent to facilitate revenue growth We expect Q3 revenue growth to accelerate to about 17% in comparison with Q2 revenue growth of 12%

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