Press Room

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., October 8, 2002 — Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN), will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2002, after market close on October 30, 2002.  The Company will host a conference call the following day, October 31st, at 9:00 a.m. eastern standard time to discuss information contained in the release.  The call may be accessed in one of the following ways:

Via the Telephone:

Please dial 1-888-316-9406

Outside the please dial 1-630-395-0034

The conference call leader is Cinda Hallman

The passcode is Spherion

Via the Internet: 

You may access the call via the Internet through Spherion’s website: www.spherion.com

Replay

A replay of the call will be available one hour after the live call has ended.  You may listen to the replay of the call over the Internet through www.spherion.com.  The Internet replay will be available for 30 days following the call.

Spherion Corporation provides Recruitment, Technology and Outsourcing services.  Founded in 1946, with operations in North America , Europe and Asia/Pacific, Spherion helps companies efficiently plan, acquire and optimize talent to improve their bottom line.  Visit the Company’s Web site at www.spherion.com.