Exhibit EX-99.1

Linda Chien
Investor Relations
51job, Inc.
+(86-21) 6879-6250
investor.relations@51job.com

SHANGHAI, China, November 9, 2010 – 51job, Inc. (Nasdaq: JOBS), a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China, announced today unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2010 ended September 30, 2010.

Third Quarter 2010 Financial Highlights:
– Total revenues increased 23.7% over Q3 2009 to RMB271.6 million (US$40.6 million), exceeding the Company’s guidance range of RMB255 million to RMB265 million
– Online recruitment services revenues increased 58.4% over Q3 2009 to RMB142.7 million (US$21.3 million)
– Gross margin expanded to 68.4% compared with 62.4% in Q3 2009
– Operating income increased 72.0% to RMB68.9 million (US$10.3 million) compared with RMB40.1 million in Q3 2009
– Fully diluted earnings per common share were RMB1.10 (US$0.33 per ADS)
– Excluding share-based compensation expense and foreign currency translation loss as well as their related tax impact, non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per common share were RMB1.26 (US$0.38 per ADS), exceeding the Company’s guidance range of RMB0.95 to RMB1.05
– Cash and short-term investments increased to RMB1,512.6 million (US$226.1 million) as of September 30, 2010

Commenting on the results, Rick Yan, President and Chief Executive Officer of 51job, Inc., said, “Through the successful execution of our growth initiatives, we achieved record revenues and profits in the third quarter. In our online business, we continued to aggressively acquire new corporate customers, expand our geographic sales coverage and introduce product innovations. We also saw solid progress in the development of our other HR services area led by increasing customer adoption of our outsourcing services. With this robust business momentum on our side, we remain focused on taking actions to extend our market leadership position, investing for our long-term growth and creating value for our shareholders.”

Total revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 were RMB271.6 million (US$40.6 million), an increase of 23.7% from RMB219.6 million for the same quarter in 2009.

Print advertising revenues for the third quarter of 2010 decreased 19.6% to RMB62.0 million (US$9.3 million) compared with RMB77.1 million for the same quarter in 2009. The decline was primarily due to a reduction in the number of cities where 51job Weekly is published, from 22 cities as of September 30, 2009 to 16 cities as of September 30, 2010, which resulted in a 33.3% decrease in the estimated number of print advertising pages generated in the third quarter of 2010 to 2,143 compared with 3,213 pages in the same quarter in 2009. However, although print advertising prices in each city were largely unchanged, overall average revenue per page in the third quarter of 2010 increased 20.5% as compared to the same quarter of the prior year due to an increase in page volume contribution from higher priced cities.

Online recruitment services revenues for the third quarter of 2010 were RMB142.7 million (US$21.3 million), representing a 58.4% increase from RMB90.1 million for the same quarter of the prior year. The increase primarily resulted from a greater number of unique employers using the Company’s online recruitment services. Driven by greater customer usage of online recruitment services and sales expansion into new geographies, unique employers increased 55.9% to 142,098 in the third quarter of 2010 compared with 91,167 in the same quarter of the prior year.

Other human resource related revenues for the third quarter of 2010 increased 27.8% to RMB66.9 million (US$10.0 million) from RMB52.4 million in the same quarter of 2009 primarily due to greater market demand for our business process outsourcing, training and executive search services.

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2010 increased 35.8% to RMB176.1 million (US$26.3 million) from RMB129.7 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Gross margin, which is gross profit as a percentage of net revenues, expanded to 68.4% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with 62.4% in the same quarter in 2009 primarily due to greater economies of scale, improved efficiency and a decrease in printing-related expenses.

Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2010 were RMB107.2 million (US$16.0 million) compared with RMB89.6 million for the same quarter of 2009. Sales and marketing expenses for the third quarter of 2010 increased 28.8% to RMB68.5 million (US$10.2 million) from RMB53.2 million for the same quarter of the prior year primarily due to an increase in salaries and commissions resulting from higher sales and headcount additions as well as greater advertising expenses. General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2010 increased 6.1% to RMB38.7 million (US$5.8 million) compared with RMB36.5 million in the third quarter of 2009 as a result of higher employee compensation expenses.

Income from operations for the third quarter of 2010 increased 72.0% to RMB68.9 million (US$10.3 million) from RMB40.1 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Operating margin, which is income from operations as a percentage of net revenues, increased to 26.8% in the third quarter of 2010 compared with 19.3% in the same quarter of 2009. The reduction in the effective tax rate to 16.1% in the third quarter of 2010 from 30.1% in the third quarter of 2009 was primarily due to the qualification of an operating entity as a High and New Technology Enterprise in December 2009, which became subject to a preferential tax rate of 15%.

Net income for the third quarter of 2010 increased 75.3% to RMB62.9 million (US$9.4 million) from RMB35.9 million for the same quarter in 2009. Fully diluted earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2010 were RMB1.10 (US$0.16) compared with RMB0.65 for the same quarter in 2009. Fully diluted earnings per ADS for the third quarter of 2010 were RMB2.20 (US$0.33) compared with RMB1.29 in the third quarter of 2009.

In the third quarter of 2010, the Company recognized total share-based compensation expense of RMB6.4 million (US$1.0 million) compared with RMB6.5 million in the third quarter of 2009. The Company also recognized a foreign currency translation loss of RMB2.7 million (US$0.4 million) in the third quarter of 2010 compared with RMB86,000 in the third quarter of 2009 due to an appreciation of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar.

Excluding share-based compensation expense and foreign currency translation loss as well as their related tax impact, non-GAAP adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2010 increased to RMB72.0 million (US$10.8 million) compared with RMB42.5 million for the third quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per common share were RMB1.26 (US$0.19) in the third quarter of 2010 compared with RMB0.77 in the third quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per ADS in the third quarter of 2010 were RMB2.52 (US$0.38) compared with RMB1.53 in the third quarter of 2009.

Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were RMB788.3 million (US$117.8 million), an increase of 33.3% from RMB591.2 million in the comparable period in 2009. Income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased to RMB194.4 million (US$29.1 million) from RMB78.6 million for the same period last year.

Net income for the nine months of 2010 increased to RMB167.7 million (US$25.1 million) from RMB66.1 million for the same period in 2009. Fully diluted earnings per common share for the nine months of 2010 increased to RMB2.99 (US$0.45) from RMB1.18 in the comparable period in 2009. Fully diluted earnings per ADS for the nine months of 2010 were RMB5.97 (US$0.89) compared with RMB2.37 in the same period in 2009.

Excluding share-based compensation and foreign currency translation loss as well as their related tax impact, non-GAAP adjusted net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased to RMB190.8 million (US$28.5 million) from RMB87.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per common share were RMB3.40 (US$0.51) in the nine months of 2010 compared with RMB1.56 in the same period in 2009. Non-GAAP adjusted fully diluted earnings per ADS in the nine months of 2010 were RMB6.79 (US$1.01) compared with RMB3.12 in the same period in 2009.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had cash and short-term investments totaling RMB1,512.6 million (US$226.1 million) compared with RMB1,214.7 million at December 31, 2009. Short-term investments consist of certificates of deposit with original maturities from three months to one year.

For the fourth quarter of 2010, based on current market and operating conditions, the Company’s revenue target is in the estimated range of RMB275 million to RMB285 million (US$41.1 million to US$42.6 million). Excluding share-based compensation expense and any foreign currency translation loss or gain as well as their related tax impact, the Company’s non-GAAP fully diluted earnings target for the fourth quarter of 2010 is in the estimated range of RMB1.00 to RMB1.10 per common share (US$0.30 to US$0.33 per ADS). The Company expects aggregate share-based compensation expense in the fourth quarter of 2010 to be in the estimated range of RMB6 million to RMB7 million (US$0.9 million to US$1.0 million).

Under a share repurchase program approved in September 2008, the Company repurchased 5,730 ADSs, representing 11,460 common shares, in the third quarter of 2010 for an aggregate consideration of US$0.1 million, including transaction fees. Since the inception of this share repurchase program, the Company has repurchased a total of 1,013,329 ADSs, representing 2,026,658 common shares, for an aggregate consideration of US$10.9 million.

In September 2010, the Company discontinued print advertising services in Jinan but continues to maintain a sales office in the city. The Company currently operates 16 local editions of 51job Weekly.

For the convenience of readers, certain Renminbi amounts have been translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of RMB6.6905 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate on September 30, 2010 in New York for cable transfers of Renminbi per U.S. dollar as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

Management will hold a conference call at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9, 2010 (9:00 a.m. Shanghai / Hong Kong time zone on November 10, 2010) to discuss its third quarter 2010 results, operating performance and business outlook.

To dial in to the call, please use conference ID 4380851 and the following telephone numbers:

The call will also be available live and on replay through 51job’s investor relations website, ir.51job.com. Please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to register or install any necessary audio software.

To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), 51job uses non-GAAP measures of income before income tax expense, income tax expense, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per common share and adjusted earnings per ADS, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expense and foreign currency translation gain or loss as well as their related tax impact. The Company believes excluding share-based compensation expense and its related tax impact from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for its management and investors to assess and analyze the Company’s core operating results as such expense is not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company’s business operations and do not impact its cash earnings. The Company believes excluding foreign currency translation gain or loss and its related tax impact from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for its management and investors as such translation gain or loss is not indicative of the Company’s core business operations and will not result in cash settlement nor impact the Company’s cash earnings. 51job also believes these non-GAAP measures excluding share-based compensation expense and foreign currency translation gain or loss and their related tax impact are important in helping investors to understand the Company’s current financial performance and future prospects and to compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis. The presentation of these additional measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies. The non-GAAP measures have been reconciled to GAAP measures in the attached financial statements.

51job, Inc. (Nasdaq: JOBS) is a leading provider of integrated human resource services in China with a strong focus on recruitment related services. Through print advertisements in 51job Weekly and online recruitment services at www.51job.com, 51job enables enterprises to attract, identify and recruit employees and connects millions of job seekers with employment opportunities. 51job also provides a number of other value-added human resource services, including business process outsourcing, training, executive search and compensation and benefits analysis. 51job has a call center in Wuhan and a nationwide sales office network spanning 25 cities across China.

Statements in this release regarding targets for the fourth quarter of 2010, future business and operating results constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations, and actual results could differ materially. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ are the number of recruitment advertisements placed, sales orders received and customer contracts executed during the remaining weeks of the fourth quarter of 2010; any accounting adjustments that may occur during the quarterly close; fluctuations in the value of the Renminbi against the U.S. dollar and other currencies; behavioral and operational changes of customers in meeting their human resource needs as they respond to evolving social, economic and political changes in China as well as stock market volatilities; introduction by its competitors of new or enhanced products or services; price competition in the market for the various human resource services that the Company provides in China; acceptance of new products and services developed or introduced by the Company outside of the human resources industry and fluctuations in general economic conditions. For additional information on these and other factors that may affect the Company’s financial results, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 51job undertakes no obligation to update these targets prior to announcing final results for the fourth quarter of 2010 or as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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51job, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations


	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2009			2010			2010
(In thousands, except number of shares and per share data)	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
	RMB			RMB			USD (Note 1)
Revenues:
Print advertising		77,140			62,017			9,269
Online recruitment services		90,102			142,732			21,334
Other human resource related revenues		52,355			66,896			9,999

Total revenues		219,597			271,645			40,602

Less: Business and related tax		(11,586	)		(14,148	)		(2,115	)

Net revenues		208,011			257,497			38,487

Cost of services (Note 2)		(78,309	)		(81,383	)		(12,164	)

Gross profit		129,702			176,114			26,323

Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (Note 3)		(53,168	)		(68,505	)		(10,239	)
General and administrative (Note 4)		(36,469	)		(38,705	)		(5,785	)

Total operating expenses		(89,637	)		(107,210	)		(16,024	)

Income from operations		40,065			68,904			10,299
Loss from foreign currency translation		(86	)		(2,723	)		(407	)
Interest and investment income		3,974			4,925			736
Other income		7,436			3,941			589

Income before income tax expense		51,389			75,047			11,217
Income tax expense		(15,475	)		(12,103	)		(1,809	)

Net income		35,914			62,944			9,408

Earnings per share:
Basic		0.65			1.13			0.17
Diluted		0.65			1.10			0.16
Earnings per ADS (Note 5):
Basic		1.30			2.27			0.34
Diluted		1.29			2.20			0.33
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		55,262,260			55,531,881			55,531,881
Diluted		55,482,240			57,120,928			57,120,928

The conversion of RMB amounts into USD amounts is based on the noon buying rate of USD1.00=RMB6.6905 on September 30, 2010 in New York for cable transfers of RMB as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB1,036 and RMB1,019 (US$152) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB891 and RMB876 (US$131) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB4,542 and RMB4,466 (US$668) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.


	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2009			2010			2010
(In thousands, except number of shares and per share data)	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
	RMB			RMB			USD (Note 1)
Revenues:
Print advertising		214,873			226,126			33,798
Online recruitment services		235,735			387,075			57,855
Other human resource related revenues		140,556			175,091			26,170

Total revenues		591,164			788,292			117,823

Less: Business and related tax		(31,154	)		(41,684	)		(6,230	)

Net revenues		560,010			746,608			111,593

Cost of services (Note 2)		(226,045	)		(246,924	)		(36,907	)

Gross profit		333,965			499,684			74,686

Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (Note 3)		(151,297	)		(193,159	)		(28,871	)
General and administrative (Note 4)		(104,098	)		(112,088	)		(16,753	)

Total operating expenses		(255,395	)		(305,247	)		(45,624	)

Income from operations		78,570			194,437			29,062
Loss from foreign currency translation		(197	)		(3,836	)		(573	)
Interest and investment income		11,188			13,675			2,044
Other income		8,309			6,637			992

Income before provision for income tax		97,870			210,913			31,525
Income tax expense		(31,739	)		(43,199	)		(6,457	)

Net income		66,131			167,714			25,068

Earnings per share:
Basic		1.19			3.04			0.45
Diluted		1.18			2.99			0.45
Earnings per ADS (Note 5):
Basic		2.37			6.07			0.91
Diluted		2.37			5.97			0.89
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		55,729,039			55,235,509			55,235,509
Diluted		55,847,597			56,165,307			56,165,307

Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB3,333 and RMB3,083 (US$461) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB2,866 and RMB2,650 (US$396) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Includes share-based compensation expense of RMB14,607 and RMB13,508 (US$2,019) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, respectively.


	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2009			2010			2010
(In thousands, except number of shares and per share data)	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
	RMB			RMB			USD (Note 1)
GAAP income before income tax expense		51,389			75,047			11,217
Add back: Share-based compensation expense		6,469			6,361			951
Add back: Loss from foreign currency translation		86			2,723			407

Non-GAAP income before income tax expense		57,944			84,131			12,575
GAAP income tax expense		(15,475	)		(12,103	)		(1,809	)
Tax impact of share-based compensation expense and loss from foreign currency translation		2			(4	)		(1	)

Non-GAAP income tax expense		(15,473	)		(12,107	)		(1,810	)

Non-GAAP adjusted net income		42,471			72,024			10,765

Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share:
Basic		0.77			1.30			0.19
Diluted		0.77			1.26			0.19
Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per ADS (Note 2):
Basic		1.54			2.59			0.39
Diluted		1.53			2.52			0.38
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		55,262,260			55,531,881			55,531,881
Diluted		55,482,240			57,120,928			57,120,928


	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2009			2010			2010
(In thousands, except number of shares and per share data)	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
	RMB			RMB			USD (Note 1)
GAAP income before provision for income tax		97,870			210,913			31,525
Add back: Share-based compensation expense		20,806			19,240			2,876
Add back: Loss from foreign currency translation		197			3,836			573

Non-GAAP income before provision for income tax		118,873			233,989			34,974
GAAP income tax expense		(31,739	)		(43,199	)		(6,457	)
Tax impact of share-based compensation expense and loss from foreign currency translation		(1	)		(7	)		(1	)

Non-GAAP income tax expense		(31,740	)		(43,206	)		(6,458	)

Non-GAAP adjusted net income		87,133			190,783			28,516

Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share:
Basic		1.56			3.45			0.52
Diluted		1.56			3.40			0.51
Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per ADS (Note 2):
Basic		3.13			6.91			1.03
Diluted		3.12			6.79			1.01
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		55,729,039			55,235,509			55,235,509
Diluted		55,847,597			56,165,307			56,165,307


	As of
	December 31,		September 30,		September 30,
	2009		2010		2010
(In thousands, except number of shares and per share data)	(audited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
	RMB		RMB		USD (Note 1)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash		957,407		1,180,393		176,428
Short-term investments		257,310		332,221		49,656
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of RMB2,620 and RMB1,737 as of December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, respectively)		17,946		21,589		3,227
Prepayments and other current assets		39,899		83,140		12,426
Deferred tax assets, current		4,982		5,420		810

Total current assets		1,277,544		1,622,763		242,547

Long-term investments		15,912		15,616		2,334
Property and equipment, net		181,943		201,577		30,129
Intangible assets, net		5,301		5,126		766
Other long-term assets		31,531		6,561		981
Deferred tax assets, non-current		285		359		54

Total non-current assets		234,972		229,239		34,264

Total assets		1,512,516		1,852,002		276,811

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		9,896		12,889		1,926
Salary and employee related accrual		28,095		33,496		5,007
Taxes payable		15,696		30,222		4,517
Advance from customers		118,277		174,541		26,088
Other payables and accruals		15,402		39,722		5,937

Total current liabilities		187,366		290,870		43,475

Deferred tax liabilities, non-current		1,011		1,486		222

Total liabilities		188,377		292,356		43,697

Shareholders’ equity:
Common shares (US$0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 55,126,859 and 56,047,557 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, respectively)		46		46		7
Additional paid-in capital		902,124		969,776		144,948
Statutory reserves		7,368		7,368		1,101
Other comprehensive income		1,067		1,208		181
Retained earnings		413,534		581,248		86,877

Total shareholders’ equity		1,324,139		1,559,646		233,114

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		1,512,516		1,852,002		276,811

Note 1: The conversion of RMB amounts into USD amounts is based on the noon buying rate of USD1.00=RMB6.6905 on September 30, 2010 in New York for cable transfers of RMB as set forth in the H.10 weekly statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.