Segment Data

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Segment Data [Abstract]

Segment Data

5. Segment Data

The Company's segments consist of the following: (a) direct hire placement services, (b) temporary professional services staffing in the fields of information technology, engineering, and accounting, (c) temporary staffing in the agricultural industry, (d) temporary light industrial staffing and (e) management services.  Intersegment net service revenues are not significant.  Revenues generated from the temporary professional services staffing, temporary staffing in the agricultural industry and light industrial staffing are classified as contract staffing services revenues in the statements of operations.  Selling, general and administrative expenses are not separately allocated among agricultural, professional services or industrial staffing services within the contract staffing services sector for internal reporting purposes.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31						March 31
(In Thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Direct Hire Placement Services
Revenue - net	$	1,638		$	990		$	3,511		$	1,913
Placement services gross margin		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%
Operating loss		(601	)		(108	)		(803	)		(260	)
Depreciation & amortization		61			49			125			96
Accounts receivable - net		795			599			795			599
Intangible assets - net		525			-			525			-
Goodwill		24			-			24			-
Total assets		3,817			4,997			3,817			4,997
Management Services
Revenue - net	$	-		$	288		$	-		$	450
Operating income		-			201			-			363
Fee receivable		137			371			137			371
Contract Staffing Services
Agricultural services revenue - net	$	1,787		$	3,035		$	4,352		$	5,412
Industrial services revenue - net		7,254			1,991			13,538			2,925
Professional services revenue - net		2,023			1,600			4,081			3,175
Agricultural services gross margin		3.1	%		4.4	%		4.6	%		4.2	%
Industrial services gross margin		13.2	%		13.0	%		12.9	%		14.4	%
Professional services gross margin		30.4	%		26.9	%		31.1	%		29.9	%
Operating income (loss)	$	141		$	(172	)	$	418		$	(155	)
Depreciation and amortization		80			164			150			249
Accounts receivable net  - agricultural services		525			868			525			868
Accounts receivable net - industrial services		4,073			1,221			4,073			1,221
Accounts receivable net - professional services		954			897			954			897
Intangible assets - net		1,974			3,519			1,974			3,519
Goodwill		1,256			1,256			1,256			1,256
Total assets		7,206						7,206
Consolidated
Revenue -net	$	12,702		$	7,904		$	25,482		$	11,512
Operating income (loss)		(460	)		(79	)		(335	)		(90	)
Depreciation and amortization		141			204			275			345
Total accounts receivable - net		6,484			4,017			6,484			4,017
Intangible assets - net		2,499			3,519			2,499			3,519
Goodwill		1,280			1,256			1,280			1,256
Total assets	$	11,160		$	9,889		$	11,160		$	9,889