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



	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2014
	Temporary Contracting		Permanent Recruitment		Other		Total
Revenue	$	408,106	$	126,686	$	46,400	$	581,192
Direct costs (1)	345,586		2,369		10,392		358,347
Gross margin	$	62,520	$	124,317	$	36,008	$	222,845

	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2013
	Temporary Contracting		Permanent Recruitment		Other		Total
Revenue	$	407,178	$	113,301	$	42,093	$	562,572
Direct costs (1)	341,911		$	2,219	9,013		353,143
Gross margin	$	65,267	$	111,082	$	33,080	$	209,429

	For The Year Ended December 31,
	2012
	Temporary Contracting		Permanent Recruitment		Other		Total
Revenue	$	460,372	$	144,412	$	51,091	$	655,875
Direct costs (1)	383,778		$	2,811	11,493		398,082
Gross margin	$	76,594	$	141,601	$	39,598	$	257,793

(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 Permanent Recruitment and Other categories. 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.