EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Jabil Circuit, Inc.:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-42992) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-50748, 333-54946, 333-98291
and 333-106123) of Jabil Circuit, Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated
October 16, 2003 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Jabil Circuit,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of August 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity,
and cash flows and related schedule for each of the years in the three-year
period ended August 31, 2003, which report appears in the August 31, 2003 Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Jabil Circuit, Inc. and subsidiaries.

                                          /s/ KPMG LLP

Tampa, Florida
November 12, 2003