UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2009

SPHERION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	1-11997	36-3536544
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

2050 Spectrum Boulevard

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 308-7600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On October 28, 2009, Spherion Corporation issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the third quarter ended September 27, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1 Press Release, dated October 28, 2009

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SPHERION CORPORATION
Date: October 28, 2009	By: /s/ Roy G. Krause
	President & Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 28, 2009.