EXHIBIT 99.1

                       [General Employment letterhead]

   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                 July 1, 2009
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   COMPANY:  General Employment Enterprises, Inc.

   CONTACT:  Ronald E. Heineman
             Chief Executive Officer and President
             Phone: (630) 954-0416
             E-mail: invest@genp.com


                        GENERAL EMPLOYMENT COMPLETES
                         SALE OF SHARES TO PSQ, LLC
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        OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL -- General Employment Enterprises, Inc.
   (NYSE Amex: JOB) announced today the closing of the issuance by
   General Employment and the purchase by PSQ of 7,700,000 shares of
   General Employment's Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.25 per
   share for a total purchase price of $1,925,000 (the "Share Purchase")
   pursuant to the securities purchase and tender offer agreement
   previously entered into between General Employment and PSQ, LLC.

        In addition to the closing of the Share Purchase, (1) Sheldon
   Brottman, Edward Hunter, Thomas Kosnik and Kent Yauch have resigned
   from General Employment's Board of Directors, and their vacancies have
   been filled with the appointments of Stephen Pence, Charles (Chuck)
   W.B. Wardell III and Jerry Lancaster to the Board, (2) Herbert F.
   Imhoff, Jr. has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of
   General Employment and has resigned his office as Chairman of the
   Board of Directors (but will remain as a member of the Board), and has
   also terminated his employment agreement with General Employment and
   entered into a consulting agreement with General Employment, (3)
   Ronald E. Heineman has been appointed to serve as Chief Executive
   Officer and President of General Employment, and (4) Stephen Pence has
   been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of
   General Employment.

        Prairie Capital Advisors, Inc. acted as financial advisor and
   Schiff Hardin LLP acted as legal counsel to General Employment.  The
   Law Office of Gregory Bartko, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia acted as legal
   counsel to PSQ.

   ABOUT GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

        General Employment provides professional staffing services,
   and specializes in information technology, accounting and engineering
   placements.