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                                 EXHIBIT 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

   
       As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report included in this Form 10-K in the following
registration statements of StaffMark, Inc.: (1) Registration Statement (Form S-8
No. 333-29689) filed with the SEC on June 20, 1997; and (2) Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-30209) filed with the SEC on June 27, 1997.  It
should be noted that we have not audited any financial statements  of StaffMark,
Inc. subsequent to December 31, 1997, or performed any audit procedures
subsequent to the date of our report.
    



                                                      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Little Rock, Arkansas,
March 11, 1998.


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