<ARTICLE>                                                     5
<LEGEND>       THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL
               INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL
               STATEMENTS OF THE REGISTRANT AS OF AND FOR THE
               NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 AND IS
               QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
               FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  ALL AMOUNTS BELOW, EXCEPT
               FOR EPS FIGURES, HAVE BEEN ROUNDED TO THE
               NEAREST HUNDRED.
<MULTIPLIER>                                              1,000
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                             9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                   DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                        SEP-30-2000
<CASH>                                                  175,300
<SECURITIES>                                                  0
<RECEIVABLES>                                         2,090,700
<ALLOWANCES>                                             54,100
<INVENTORY>                                                   0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                      2,380,200
<PP&E>                                                  413,300
<DEPRECIATION>                                          240,100
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                        2,974,600
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                 1,513,100
<BONDS>                                                 491,100
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                         0
<PREFERRED>                                                   0
<COMMON>                                                    800
<OTHER-SE>                                              674,500
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                          2,974,600
<SALES>                                                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                      8,103,300
<CGS>                                                         0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                         6,672,200
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                              0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                         17,300
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                       25,600
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                         182,500
<INCOME-TAX>                                             64,800
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                     117,700
<DISCONTINUED>                                                0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                               0
<CHANGES>                                                     0
<NET-INCOME>                                            117,700
<EPS-BASIC>                                              1.55
<EPS-DILUTED>                                              1.52