<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> (Replace this text with the legend) </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000700841 <NAME> RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> NOV-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> APR-30-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 2,277,504 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 63,076,202 <ALLOWANCES> 641,000 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 67,834,573 <PP&E> 6,310,341 <DEPRECIATION> 2,074,022 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 160,713,435 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 17,070,794 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 524,186 <OTHER-SE> 113,618,455 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 160,142,641 <SALES> 147,930,906 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 147,930,906 <CGS> 112,694,776 <TOTAL-COSTS> 23,435,986 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 141,865 <INCOME-PRETAX> 11,870,936 <INCOME-TAX> 4,817,921 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 7,053,015 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 7,053,015 <EPS-BASIC> .67 <EPS-DILUTED> .65