Exhibit 23


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We   consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the
Registration  Statements (Form S-8  No.  33-91550,  No.  33-
46124,  No. 333-25129 and No. 333-76879) pertaining  to  the
General  Employment Enterprises, Inc. Stock Option Plans  of
our  report  dated  November 9, 2001, with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial  statements  of  General  Employment
Enterprises,  Inc.  and subsidiary included  in  the  Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2001.



                                   /s/  Ernst & Young LLP








Chicago, Illinois
November 19, 2001