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



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Temporary Contracting		Permanent Recruitment		Other		Total
Revenue	$	65,856	$	26,572	$	8,799	$	101,227
Direct costs (1)	57,222		574		2,169		59,965
Gross margin	$	8,634	$	25,998	$	6,630	$	41,262

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Temporary Contracting		Permanent Recruitment		Other		Total
Revenue	$	86,580	$	28,106	$	9,631	$	124,317
Direct costs (1)	73,616		485		2,312		76,413
Gross margin	$	12,964	$	27,621	$	7,319	$	47,904

(1)

Direct costs in Temporary Contracting include the direct staffing costs of salaries, payroll taxes, employee benefits, travel expenses, rent and insurance costs for the Company’s contractors and reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses and other direct costs. Permanent Recruitment and Other category include direct costs for out-of-pocket expenses and third party suppliers. 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 under the caption "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.