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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S 1994 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ITS SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000768899 LABOR READY, INC. 1,000 9-MOS YEAR DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1994 SEP-30-1995 DEC-31-1994 849 604 0 0 14781 5529 558 366 0 0 16362 7572 3026 1071 506 244 21533 514 12955 5631 0 75 5519 3540 0 0 854 854 0 0 21533 8912 63240 38951 63240 38951 51066 30713 51066 30713 9158 6593 0 0 659 457 2357 1188 848 336 1508 852 0 0 0 0 0 0 1508 852 .37 .27 .37 .27