<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMEBER 31, 1996.
</LEGEND>
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