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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated November 14, 1997, which appears on
page 29 of the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of RemedyTemp, Inc., which is
incorporated by reference in RemedyTemp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended September 28, 1997. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on
page 15 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


Costa Mesa, California
May 27, 1998