MILWAUKEE, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) today announced that its executive officers, Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman and CEO, and Michael J. Van Handel, Executive Vice President and CFO, have signed and submitted sworn statements to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in the form prescribed by the SEC and without qualification.

This filing is in response to a June 27, 2002 order by the SEC requiring sworn statements from approximately 950 large publicly traded U.S. companies to certify by August 14 that their financial reports contain no material misstatements or omissions.

Manpower also filed a Form 8-K with the SEC today to which the sworn statements were attached as exhibits. The sworn statements and the Form 8-K, as well as the company's fiscal 2002 reports filed with the SEC, can be found via the Manpower Inc. Web site at: http://investor.manpower.com/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=MAN&script=1901 .

Manpower Inc. is a world leader in the staffing industry, providing workforce management services and solutions to customers through 3,900 offices in 61 countries. The firm annually provides employment to 2 million people worldwide and is an industry leader in employee assessment and training. Manpower also provides a range of staffing solutions, engagement and consulting services worldwide under the subsidiary brands of Brook Street, Elan, The Empower Group and Jefferson Wells. More information on Manpower Inc. can be found at the company's Web site, www.manpower.com .

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/CONTACT: Tracy Shilobrit of Manpower Inc., +1-414-906-6088, or tracy.shilobrit@na.manpower.com /

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