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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LABOR READY, INC. AT DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED.

1,000 YEAR DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 DEC-31-1998 25,940 0 69,702 4,218 0 105,933 26,340 6,069 130,736 34,842 0 0 854 54,131 25,512 130,736 0 606,895 0 422,924 142,051 8,274 256 33,390 13,591 19,799 0 0 0 19,799 .71 .69