ManpowerGroup Records 24 Percent Revenue Rise

May 4, 2011 – ManpowerGroup/(NYSE:MAN) has posted revenues of $5.1 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, a increase of 24 percent from $4.1 billion a year earlier. The Milwaukee-based company recorded earnings of $35.7 million, or 43 cents per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $2.8 million, or four cents per diluted share, a year earlier. Jeffrey A. Joerres, chairman and CEO, said, “ManpowerGroup posted a very solid first quarter, with gains in both revenue and profitability coming from almost all business lines and geographies. Several European and emerging markets showed particularly strong trends. During the quarter, we also launched the reinvention of the brand with the evolution to ManpowerGroup.”