The Company’s revenue, direct costs and gross margin were as follows:



	For The Three Months Ended						For The Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	142,418	$	45,455	$	187,873	$	182,867	$	62,214	$	245,081
Direct costs (1)	117,419		2,788		120,207		148,513		3,576		152,089
Gross margin	$	24,999	$	42,667	$	67,666	$	34,354	$	58,638	$	92,992



	For The Nine Months Ended						For The Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2012						September 30, 2011
	Temporary Contracting		Other		Total		Temporary Contracting		Other		Total
Revenue	$	442,484	$	150,817	$	593,301	$	526,734	$	184,264	$	710,998
Direct costs (1)	364,675		10,684		375,359		430,338		11,003		441,341
Gross margin	$	77,809	$	140,133	$	217,942	$	96,396	$	173,261	$	269,657

(1)

Direct costs include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Other than reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses, there are no other direct costs associated with the Other category, which includes the search, permanent recruitment and other human resource solutions’ revenue. Gross margin represents revenue less direct costs. The region where services are provided, the mix of contracting and permanent recruitment, and the functional nature of the staffing services provided can affect gross margin. The salaries, commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits related to recruitment professionals are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.