MILWAUKEE (AP) _ ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $111.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had profit of $2.02.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.42 per share.

The staffing company posted revenue of $5.28 billion in the period.

Manpower shares have risen 23% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 53% in the last 12 months.

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