Press Room

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., October 6, 2006 — Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) will release its financial results for the third quarter ended October 1, 2006, after market close on November 1, 2006.  Management will host a conference call the following morning, November 2, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss information contained in the release. The call may be accessed in one of the following ways:

Via the Telephone
Please dial 1-888-455-3616
The conference call leader is Roy Krause
The passcode is Spherion

Via the Internet
You may access the call via the Internet through the Company’s Web site: 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. 

About Spherion
Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) is a leading recruiting and staffing company that provides integrated solutions to meet the evolving needs of companies and job candidates. As an industry pioneer for 60 years, Spherion^® has screened and placed millions of individuals in temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time jobs. Positions range from administrative and light industrial to a host of professions that include accounting/finance, information technology, engineering, manufacturing, legal, human resources and sales/marketing.

With approximately 650 locations in the United States and Canada, Spherion delivers innovative workforce solutions that improve business performance. Spherion provides its services to more than 8,000 customers, from Fortune 500 companies to a wide range of small and mid-size organizations. Employing 375,000 people annually through its network, Spherion is one of North America’s largest employers. To learn more, visit www.spherion.com.

For up-to-date career tips and trends, visit Spherion’s career blog, The Big Time^SM, at www.spherion.com/careerblog.