"Downtown Chicago has a heavy concentration of businesses that fit our client profile," said Jay E. Mincks, Administaff’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. "This new office allows us to maximize our prospecting and selling opportunities."

Jeff Kaminski will serve as district manager at the new downtown office. The office’s phone number is (312) 427-5040.

Administaff opened its first two Chicago-area offices in April 1995.

The new office opening continues Administaff’s nationwide expansion plan, which targets a total of 90 sales offices in 40 strategically-selected markets. The company now operates 33 sales offices in 17 major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York City, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Francisco, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. Together, these 17 markets represent more than 500,000 businesses and approximately 8.5 million worksite employees that fit the company’s client profile.

With 2000 revenues of $3.7 billion, Administaff is a leading personnel management company that serves as a full-service human resources department for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. In addition to being included on Fortune’s list of "America’s Most Admired Companies," the company ranks number 615 on the Fortune 1000 list, and is included in the Forbes Platinum 400 list of the best big companies in America and the Information Week 500 list of leading information technology innovators.

Administaff’s Personnel Management System includes employment administration, benefits management, government compliance, recruiting and selection, employer liability management, training and development, performance management and owner support. These core services are complemented by an eBusiness strategy that includes Administaff Assistant®, an eService platform that provides clients and worksite employees with information and resources to help maximize the benefit of their Administaff services; and bizzportSM, an eCommerce portal that features value-added products and services from best-of-class providers such as American Express, Aon Enterprise, AT&T, Bank One, Best Upon Request, Continental Airlines, CorporateGifts.com, Dell, Forrester Research, FTD.COM, IBM, Lexmark, MovingStation, Spiegel, Virtual Growth and Works.com.

For additional information, visit the company’s Web site at www.administaff.com.

(Note: The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Therefore, the actual results of future events described in such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are: (i) changes in general economic conditions; (ii) regulatory and tax developments; (iii) changes in Administaff’s direct costs and operating expenses; (iv) the estimated costs and effectiveness of capital projects and investments in technology and infrastructure; (v) Administaff’s ability to effectively implement its eBusiness strategy; (vi) the effectiveness of Administaff’s sales and marketing efforts, including the company’s marketing arrangements with other companies; and (vii) changes in the competitive environments in the PEO industry. These factors are described in further detail in Administaff’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)