MPS (MPS) 10-Q 2008 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

MPS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008 of MPS Group, Inc. (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Timothy D. Payne, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Timothy D. Payne

Timothy D. Payne

President and Chief Executive Officer

November 5, 2008