SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)              September 11, 2003
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                           SOS STAFFING SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Utah                         0-26094                  87-0295503
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer ID
    of incorporation)                 File Number)                   Number)


1415 South Main, Salt Lake City, Utah                               84115
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(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:              (801) 484-4400
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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                  Item 5.  Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
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On September 11, 2003,  SOS Staffing  Services,  Inc. (the  "Company")  issued a
press release  announcing that it has reached a definitive merger agreement with
Hire Calling Holding Company,  an Oregon  corporation  ("Hire Calling") and Hire
Calling Acquisitions, Inc., an Oregon corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
Hire Calling ("Hire Acquisition"),  pursuant to which Hire Calling has agreed to
acquire the Company for up to $3.5 million in cash paid to the Company's  common
stockholders. The total merger consideration represents a price per share of the
Company's common share of approximately  $1.3789 per share. The merger agreement
contemplates  that,  subject to the approval of the Company's  stockholders  and
other closing conditions, Hire Acquisition will be merged into the Company. As a
result,  the Company would become a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Hire Calling.  A
copy of the Company's  press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto;  a copy
of the  Agreement  and Plan of Merger is also  attached as Exhibit  99.2 hereto:
both documents being  incorporated by reference into this report.  The foregoing
summary  description of the merger agreement does not purport to be complete and
is qualified in its  entirety by reference to the  Agreement  and Plan of Merger
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2


                  Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
                           and Exhibits
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     (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. None

     (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None

     (c) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release, dated September 11, 2003

99.2     Agreement and Plan of Merger







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                                   SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
     amended,  the  Registrant  has duly  caused this report to be signed on its
     behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            SOS STAFFING SERVICES, INC.
                                            By: /s/ Kevin Hardy
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                                            Name: Kevin Hardy

                                            Title:  Sr. Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer

                  Dated:  September 11, 2003












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                               EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                 Description

        99.1                   Press Release, dated September 11, 2003
        99.2                   Agreement and Plan of Merger















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