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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated November 7, 1995 relating
to the financial statements of RemedyTemp, Inc., which appears in such
Prospectus. We also consent to the application of such report to the Financial
Statement Schedule for the three years ended October 1, 1995 listed under Item
16(b) of this Registration Statement when such schedule is read in conjunction
with the financial statements referred to in our report. The audits referred to
in such report also included this schedule. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Costa Mesa, California
   
July 8, 1996