Manpower Inc.

Company Snapshot: 

Manpower Inc. is a world leader in the employment services industry; they oversee the entire process of recruitment from selection to training to outplacement. Operating in nearly 78 countries around the world, primarily the third world and developing nations, Manpower effectively replaces the responsibility of companies or corporations to find, profile and train employees. The focus of Manpower's work is to raise productivity through improving the "quality" of employees, maximizing efficiency and cost-reduction across a given workforce, and enabling clients to concentrate on their core business activities i.e. profits.

Ownership status: 
Publicly traded
Number of employees worldwide: 
30,000
Chief executive officer: 
Jeffrey A. Joerres
2008 Global Fortune 500 rank: 
413
Corporate accountability
Accountability overview: 

Manpower Inc. has been often cited as contributing to the informatization of societies and a promoter of unsustainable labor practices such as unjust contractual agreements, temporary labor exploitation, and hiring at a poverty-wage level ¹.

Location(s)

Manpower United States
100 Manpower Place
Milwaukee, WI, 53212
United States
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History
Financial information
Stock ticker symbol: 
MAN
Total revenue: 
17,562,500 Million USD
Fiscal year: 
2006
Net Income: 
398 Million USD
Fiscal year: 
2006