<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF OUTSOURCE INTERNATIONAL FOR THE PERIODS NOTED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 12-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-01-2001 APR-02-2000 APR-02-2000 <PERIOD-START> APR-03-2000 APR-01-1999 APR-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUL-02-2000 APR-02-2000 JUN-30-1999 <CASH> 1,043 1,546 0 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 39,812 44,158 0 <ALLOWANCES> (1,498) (1,574) 0 <INVENTORY> 0 0 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 52,712 51,322 0 <PP&E> 16,890 18,148 0 <DEPRECIATION> (9,000) (8,994) 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 107,799 108,569 0 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 87,663 95,591 0 <BONDS> 60,824 61,510 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 9 9 0 <OTHER-SE> 18,121 11,035 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 107,799 108,569 0 <SALES> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 81,618 0 143,454 <CGS> 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 65,432 0 123,110 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 14,876 0 20,827 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,913 0 1,702 <INCOME-PRETAX> (603) 0 (2,185) <INCOME-TAX> (7,689) 0 (936) <INCOME-CONTINUING> 7,086 0 (1,249) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 7,086 0 (1,249) <EPS-BASIC> 0.82 0 (0.14) <EPS-DILUTED> 0.72 0 (0.14)