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   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 1996

                                           Registration No. 333-________
                                                                   
       
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549
                                                    
                                 FORM S-3
       Registration Statement Under The Securities Act of 1933    

                                MANPOWER INC.                   
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Wisconsin                                    39-1672779     
(State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer       
 incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)
                            5301 North Ironwood Road
                          Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53217
                                (414) 961-1000     
                (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, 
         including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                                                          
  Michael J. Van Handel                                 Copies of all
      Manpower Inc.                                   Communications to:
  5301 North Ironwood Road                             Scott A. Moehrke
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53217                          Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
      (414) 961-1000                                 780 North Water Street
 (Address, including zip code, and                 Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
telephone number, including area code,                   (414) 273-3500
    of agent for service)
                                                                    
          Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
          As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
          Registration Statement.

          If the only securities being registered on this Form are
          being offered pursuant to dividend or reinvestment plans, please
          check the following box.  

          If any of the securities being registered on this Form are
          to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant  
          to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than 
          securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest 
          reinvestment plans, check the following box. X

          If this Form is filed to register additional securities for
          an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
          please check the following box and list the Securities Act
          registration statement number of the earlier effective
          registration statement for the same offering.  

          If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
          Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and    
          list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
          earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. 

          If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made
          pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. 

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                           Calculation of Registration Fee   

<S>                       <C>               <C>                   <C>                  <C>
                         Amount           Proposed              Proposed           
Title of each            to be         maximum offering     maximum aggregate        Amount of
class of securities    Registered       price per unit      offering price(1)     registration fee
to be registered   
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Common Stock             87,836          $41.75               $3,667,153            $1,264.54

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          (1)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
                registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the
                Securities Act of 1933 based on the reported average of the
                high and low prices of the Common Stock on the New York 
                Stock Exchange on June 17, 1996.
                                                    
               The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on
          such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date
          until the  Registrant shall file a further amendment which
          specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
          thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
          Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall
          become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant
          to said Section 8(a), may determine.                                  
                                                                      
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   PROSPECTUS


                             87,836 Shares

                             Manpower Inc.

                             Common Stock
  
          This Prospectus relates to up to 87,836 shares of common
      stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), of Manpower Inc.
      (the "Company") which may be offered from time to time by the
      selling shareholders named herein (the "Selling Shareholders").
      The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of
      the Shares.   The Company will bear the costs relating to the
      registration of the Shares, estimated to be approximately
      $7,265.
      
           The Shares may be offered for sale from time to time by the
      Selling Shareholders named herein, or by their pledgees, donees,
      transferees or other successors in interest, to or through
      underwriters or directly to other purchasers or through agents in
      one or more transactions on or through the facilities of the New
      York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), in the over-the-counter
      market, in one or more private transactions, or in a combination
      of such methods of sale, at prices and on terms then prevailing,
      at prices related to such prices, or at negotiated prices.   A      
      Selling Shareholder may pledge all or a portion of the Shares
      owned by it as collateral in loan transactions.  Upon default by a
      Selling Shareholder, the pledgee in such loan transaction would
      have the same rights of sale as a Selling Shareholder under this
      Prospectus.  A Selling Shareholder may also transfer Shares owned
      by it by gift, and upon any such transfer the donee would have the
      same rights of sale as such Selling Shareholder under this
      Prospectus.  The Selling Shareholders and any brokers and dealers
      through whom sales of the Shares are made may be deemed to be
      "underwriters"  within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933,
      as amended  (the "Securities Act"), and the commissions or
      discounts and other compensation paid to such persons may be
      regarded as underwriters' compensation.

            The Shares are included for quotation on the NYSE under the
      symbol "MAN".  On June __, 1996, the last sale price of the Common
      Stock as reported on the NYSE was $______ per share.

                                                    
         THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION
           PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
           ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

                The date of this Prospectus is June __, 1996. 

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            No person has been authorized to give any information or to
      make on behalf of the Company any representations, other than 
      those contained in this Prospectus, in connection with the offer
      made hereby, and, if given or made, such other information or
      representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized
      by the Company.  This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to
      sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security other
      than the securities offered hereby, or an offer to sell or
      solicitation of any offer to buy such securities in any
      jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not qualified
      or to any person to whom such offer or solicitation would be
      unlawful.   Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale 
      made hereunder shall under any circumstances create any
      implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the
      Company since the date hereof or that the information contained or
      incorporated by  reference herein is correct as of any date
      subsequent to the date hereof.

                                                    
                INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

            The following documents filed by the Company with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to
      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
      Act"), are incorporated in this Prospectus by reference:

                  (1)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
            year ended December 31, 1995;

                  (2)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for     
            the quarter ended March 31, 1996; and

                  (3)  the description of the Company's Common Stock
            contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 
            8-A filed with the Commission on January 22, 1991 pursuant to
            Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or
            report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

            All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the
      Company pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act  
      and prior to the termination of the offering of the Common Stock
      offered hereby shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
      into this Prospectus and to be a part hereof.  Such documents, and
      the documents listed above, are hereinafter referred to as
      "Incorporated Documents."  Any statement contained herein or in an
      Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
      for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement
      contained herein or in any other subsequently filed Incorporated
      Document modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such
      statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
      so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
      Prospectus.

            The information relating to the Company contained in this
      Prospectus summarizes, is based upon, or refers to, information  
      and financial statements contained in one or more Incorporated
      Documents; accordingly, such information contained herein is
      qualified in its entirety by reference to Incorporated Documents
      and should be read in conjunction therewith.

            The Company will provide without charge to each person to
      whom a copy of this Prospectus has been delivered, upon the
      written or oral request of any such person, a copy of any or all
      of the Incorporated Documents, other than exhibits to such
      documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by
      reference into such documents).   Requests for such copies should
      be directed to Corporate Secretary, Manpower Inc., 5301 North
      Ironwood Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217; telephone: (414) 961-
      1000.

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                                 THE COMPANY

            The Company is a holding company whose principal operating
      subsidiary is Manpower Wisconsin Inc. ("Manpower"), formerly known
      as Manpower International Inc.  Manpower is the largest non-
      governmental employment services organization in the world,(1)
      with over 2,400 offices in 41 countries.  Manpower is primarily
      engaged in temporary help, contract services and training and
      testing of temporary and permanent workers.  The Company provides
      employment services to a wide variety of customers, none of which
      individually comprise a significant portion of revenues within a
      given geographic region or for the Company as a whole.

            Additional information regarding the Company, including the  
      audited financial statements of the Company and a description of
      the  Company's Common Stock, is contained in the Incorporated
      Documents.  See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference."

            The executive offices of the Company are located at 5301
      North Ironwood Road,  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53217; its telephone
      number at such address is (414) 961-1000.
________________________________
                         
      (1)  Based on publicly available information, including annual
           reports to shareholders, filings with governmental agencies
           and investment analysts reports.


                                USE OF PROCEEDS

            The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
      the Shares by the Selling Shareholders.


                             SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

            The following information regarding the Common Stock offered
      hereby has been provided to the Company by the Selling
      Shareholders identified below and reflects information concerning
      beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of the date of this
      Prospectus.  All of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby were
      acquired by the Selling Shareholders in connection with the
      Company's acquisition of Manpower Incorporated of Reading, a
      temporary help business.

                               Shares Owned
     Name of                     Prior to                 Shares
Selling Shareholder            this Offering         Offered Hereby(2)

  Walter Kiebach                  80,781(1)               72,612
  Franklin Rothenberger           16,937(1)               15,224

_________________________________                         

      (1)   Includes 8,169 and 1,713 Shares beneficially owned by
            Messrs. Kiebach and Rothenberger, respectively, and held
            pursuant to an escrow agreement until February 1997.

      (2)   Some or all of the Shares covered by this Prospectus may be
            offered from time to time on a delayed or continuing basis
            by a Selling Shareholder.

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                             PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

            Any distribution of the Shares by a Selling Shareholder, or
      by pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest,
      may be effected from time to time in one or more of the following
      transactions: (a) to underwriters who will acquire the Shares for
      their own account and resell them in one or more transactions,
      including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering
      price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale (any
      public offering price and any discount or concessions allowed or
      reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time);
      (b) through brokers, acting as principal or agent, in transactions
      (which may involve crosses and block transactions) on or through
      the facilities of the NYSE, other exchanges, in the over-the-
      counter market, in special offerings, or otherwise, at market
      prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such
      prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices;
      or (c) directly or through brokers or agents in private sales at
      negotiated prices, or by any other legally available means.

            A  Selling Shareholder and any such underwriters, brokers,
      dealers or agents, upon effecting the sale of the Shares, may be
      deemed "underwriters" as that term is defined by the Securities
      Act.

            Underwriters participating in any offering made pursuant to
      this Prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to time) may
      receive underwriting discounts and commissions, and discounts or
      concessions may be allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers, and
      brokers or agents participating in such transactions may receive
      brokerage or agent's commissions or fees.

            In order to comply with the securities laws of certain
      states, if applicable, the Shares will be sold in such
      jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or
      dealers.   In addition, in certain states the Shares may not be
      sold unless the Shares have been registered or qualified for sale 
      in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification
      is available and complied with.

            All expenses in connection with the registration of the
      Shares were paid by the Company.  Commissions and discounts, if
      any, attributable to the sale of the Shares will be borne by the
      Selling Shareholders.  The Selling Shareholders and/or the Company
      may agree to indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that
      participates in transactions involving sales of the Shares against
      certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the
      Securities Act.   The Company and the Selling Shareholders have
      agreed to indemnify each other and certain other persons against
      certain liabilities in connection with the offering of the Shares,
      including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

            The Selling Shareholders may also sell the Shares in
      transactions that do not require registration under the Securities
      Act, pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or otherwise,
      in lieu of sales by means of this Prospectus.

                                 LEGAL OPINION

            The validity of the Shares offered hereby has been passed
      upon by Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.  In the opinion of Godfrey & Kahn,
      S.C.,  the Shares are duly and validly authorized, fully paid and,
      subject to Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes,
      nonassessable.   Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes
      provides that shareholders of a corporation may be assessed up to
      the par value of their shares to satisfy the obligations of such
      corporation to its employees for services rendered, but not
      exceeding six months service in the case of any individual
      employee.  Certain Wisconsin courts have interpreted "par value"
      to mean the full amount paid by the purchaser of shares upon
      issuance thereof.

            Mr. Dudley J. Godfrey, Jr. is a director of the Company and
      a senior shareholder of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

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                                   EXPERTS

            The audited financial statements and schedules incorporated
      by reference in this Prospectus have been audited by Arthur
      Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in
      their reports with respect thereto, and are included herein in
      reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said
      reports.


                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION

            The Company is subject to the information requirements of
      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance
      therewith files reports, proxy and information statements and
      other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
      The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement
      under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  with respect to the
      Common Stock offered hereby.  This Prospectus does not contain all
      the information set forth in the Registration Statement and
      exhibits thereto, or amendments thereto, to which reference is
      hereby made.   Such reports, proxy and information statements,
      Registration Statement and exhibits and other information filed by
      the Company may be inspected and, upon payment of prescribed fees,
      copied at the public reference facilities of the Commission at
      Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington,
      D.C. 20549, and at the Regional Offices of the Commission at Suite
      1300, 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, and at Suite
      1400, Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street,
      Chicago, Illinois 60661.  In addition, the Company's Common Stock
      is included for quotation on the NYSE, and such reports, proxy and
      information statements, Registration Statement and other
      information concerning the Company should be available for
      inspection and copying at the offices of the New York Stock
      Exchange, Inc., 20  Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, on
      which exchange the Company's Common Stock is traded.

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                                  PART II

                  INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

      Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

            The following table sets forth the  estimated expenses to be
      incurred by the Company in connection with the distribution of the
      securities being registered hereby:

            SEC registration fee  . . . . . . . . . .      $ 1,265     
            Accounting fees and expenses  . . . . . .        1,500
            Legal fees and expenses . . . . . . . . .        4,000
            Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          500

                  TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $ 7,265     

            All of the above expenses other than the SEC registration
      fee are estimates.  All of the expenses listed will be paid by the
      Company.

      Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

            Sections 180.0850 to 180.0859 of the Wisconsin Statutes
      require a corporation to indemnify any director or officer who is
      a party to any threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal,
      administrative or investigative action, suit, arbitration or other
      proceeding, whether formal or informal, which involves foreign,
      federal, state or local law and which is brought by or in the
      right of the corporation or by any other person.  A corporation's
      obligation to indemnify any such person includes the obligation to
      pay any judgment, settlement, penalty, assessment, forfeiture or
      fine, including any excise tax assessed with respect to an
      employee benefit plan, and all reasonable expenses including fees,
      costs, charges, disbursements, attorney's and other expenses
      except in those cases in which liability  was incurred as a result
      of the breach or failure to perform  a duty which the director or
      officer owes to the corporation and the breach or failure to
      perform constitutes:  (i) a wilful failure to deal fairly with the
      corporation or its shareholders in connection with a matter in
      which the director or officer has a material conflict of interest;
      (ii) a violation of criminal law, unless the person has reasonable
      cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause
      to believe his conduct was unlawful;  (iii) a transaction from
      which the person derived an improper personal profit;  or (iv)
      wilful misconduct.

            Unless otherwise provided in a corporation's articles of
      incorporation or By-laws or by written agreement, an officer or
      director seeking indemnification is entitled to indemnification if
      approved in any of the following manners:  (i) by majority vote of
      a disinterested quorum of the board of directors, or if such
      quorum of disinterested directors cannot be obtained, by a
      majority vote of a committee of two or more disinterested
      directors;  (ii) by independent legal counsel; (iii) by a panel of
      three arbitrators;  (iv) by affirmative vote of shareholders; (v)
      by a court; or  (vi)  with respect to any additional right to
      indemnification granted by any other method permitted in Section
      180.0858 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

            Reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer who is
      a party to a proceeding may be reimbursed by a corporation at such
      time as the director or officer furnishes to the corporation
      written affirmation of his good faith belief that he has not
      breached or failed to perform his duties and a written undertaking
      to repay any amounts advanced if it is determined that
      indemnification by the corporation is not required.

            The indemnification provisions of Sections 180.0850 to
      180.0859 are not exclusive.  A corporation may expand an officer's
      or director's right to indemnification (i) in its articles of
      incorporation or by-laws;  (ii) by written agreement; (iii) by
      resolution of its board of directors; or (iv) by resolution of a
      majority of all of the corporation's voting shares then issued and
      outstanding.

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            As permitted by Section 180.0858, the Company has adopted
      indemnification provisions in its By-Laws which closely track the
      statutory indemnification provisions with certain exceptions.   In
      particular, Article VII of the Company's By-Laws provides (i) that
      an individual shall be indemnified unless it is proven by a final
      judicial adjudication that indemnification is prohibited, and (ii)
      payment or reimbursement of expenses, subject to certain
      limitations, will be mandatory rather than permissive.

            The Company's officers and directors currently are covered
      by officers' and directors' liability insurance.

      Item 16.  Exhibits.

            The following Exhibits are filed as part of this
      Registration Statement.

       Exhibit No.
             5.1  Opinion of Counsel
            23.1  Consent of Independent Public Accountants
            23.2  Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
            24.1  Powers of Attorney

      Item 17.  Undertakings.

            *(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1)   To file, during any period in which offers or  
      sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
      Registration Statement:

                        (i)   to include any prospectus required by
                  section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                        (ii)  to reflect in the prospectus any facts or
                  events arising after the  effective date of the
                  Registration Statement (or the most recent post-
                  effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
                  the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
                  information set forth in the Registration Statement;

                        (iii)  to include any material information with
                  respect to the plan of distribution not previously
                  disclosed in  the Registration Statement or any
                  material change to such information in the
                  Registration Statement;

            Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
      do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-
      effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
      reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section
      15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
      by reference in the Registration Statement.

                  (2)   That, for the purpose of determining  any
      liability under the Securities Act of 1933,  each such post-
      effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration
      Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
      offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
      initial bona fide offering thereof.

                  (3)   To remove from registration by means of a post-
       effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
       remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

            *(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
      purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
      1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
      section 13(a) or section  15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
      Statement shall be 

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      deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities 
      offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
      be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

            *(h)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
      under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
      officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
      foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
      advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
      Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
      expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the
      event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
      (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
      paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
      Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
      proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
      person in connection with the securities being registered, the
      Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
      has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
      appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
      by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be
      governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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      *    Paragraph references correspond to those of Item 512 of
      Regulation S-K.

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                                  SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
      the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
      that  it meets all of the requirements  for filing on Form S-3 and
      has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
      behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
      of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, on June 20, 1996.

                                          MANPOWER INC.


                             By: /s/ Mitchell S. Fromstein
                                ----------------------------------------------
                                 Mitchell  S.  Fromstein, Chairman of the Board


            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act 
      of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by
      the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated.

Signature                          Title                             Date

/s/ Mitchell S. Fromstein
_________________________
Mitchell S. Fromstein       Chairman of the Board,               June 20, 1996
                            Chief Executive Officer and
                            Director (Principal Executive
                            Officer)        

/s/ Jon F. Chait
_________________________
Jon F. Chait                Executive Vice President,            June 20, 1996
                            Secretary (Principal Financial
                            Officer) and a Director

/s/ Michael J. Van Handel
__________________________
Michael J. Van Handel        Vice President, Chief               June 20, 1996
                             Accounting Officer and 
                             Treasurer (Principal Accounting 
                             Officer)


      Directors:  Audrey  Freedman, Dudley  J. Godfrey,  Jr.,  Marvin B.
                  Goodman, Gilbert Palay, and Dennis Stevenson


    /s/ Jon F. Chait
By: _________________________________                            June 20, 1996
    Jon F. Chait, As Attorney-In-Fact*

      *  Pursuant to authority granted  by powers of  attorney which are
      filed herewith.

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                               EXHIBIT INDEX

             5.1  Opinion of Counsel
            23.1  Consent of Independent Public Accountants
            23.2  Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
            24.1  Powers of Attorney


                                                         Exhibit 5.1
      
                             GODFREY & KAHN, S.C.
                               ATTORNEYS AT LAW
                            780 North Water Street
                          Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53202
                  Phone: (414) 273-3500  Fax: (414) 273-5198


                                 June 20, 1996


      Manpower Inc.
      5301 North Ironwood Road
      Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53217

      Gentlemen:

                  We have acted as counsel to Manpower Inc., a Wisconsin
      corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation of
      a Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission on or about June 21, 1996 (the
      "Registration Statement").  The Registration Statement relates to
      the sale by certain selling shareholders of up to 87,836 shares of
      the Company's common stock, $.01 par value (the "Shares").

                  In connection with this opinion we have examined: (a)
      the Registration Statement, (b) copies of the Company's Articles
      of Incorporation and By-laws, each as amended to date, (c) certain 
      resolutions of the Company's Board of Directors, and (d) such other 
      proceedings, documents and records as we have deemed necessary to 
      enable us to render this opinion.

                  Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that
      the Shares are duly and validly authorized, fully paid and
      nonassessable, subject to Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin
      Statutes.  Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes
      provides that shareholders of a corporation may be assessed up to
      the par value of their shares to satisfy the obligations of such
      corporation to its employees for services rendered, but not
      exceeding six months service in the case of any individual
      employee.  Certain Wisconsin courts have interpreted "par value"
      to mean the full amount paid by the purchaser of shares upon
      issuance thereof.

                  We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to
      the Registration Statement.  In giving this consent, however, we
      do not admit that we are "experts" within the meaning of Section
      11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or within the
      category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of said
      Act. 

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          /s/ Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

                                          GODFREY & KAHN, S.C.
    

                                                        Exhibit 23.1


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




      As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
      incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our
      reports dated January 31, 1996 included (or incorporated by
      reference) in Manpower Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended
      December 31, 1995 and to all references to our firm included in
      this registration statement.


                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
                                         
                                         /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


      Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      June 20, 1996


                                                        Exhibit 24.1

                         DIRECTOR'S POWER OF ATTORNEY

                  The undersigned director of Manpower Inc. (the
      "Company") hereby constitutes and appoints Mitchell S. Fromstein
      and Jon F. Chait, and each of them, the undersigned's true and
      lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
      and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
      name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign for the
      undersigned and in the undersigned's name in the capacity as a
      director of the Company the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
      which this Power of Attorney is attached, including any amendments
      thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
      other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
      unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to
      do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
      necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
      all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
      person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-
      fact and agent, or the undersigned's substitute, may lawfully do
      or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
      Power of Attorney, on this 20th day of June, 1996.

                                            /s/ Audrey Freedman
                                            _____________________________
                                                Audrey Freedman 
<PAGE>

                         DIRECTOR'S POWER OF ATTORNEY

                  The undersigned director of Manpower Inc. (the
      "Company") hereby constitutes and appoints Mitchell S. Fromstein
      and Jon F. Chait, and each of them, the undersigned's true and
      lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
      and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
      name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign for the
      undersigned and in the undersigned's name in the capacity as a
      director of the Company the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
      which this Power of Attorney is attached, including any amendments
      thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
      other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
      unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to
      do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
      necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
      all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
      person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-
      fact and agent, or the undersigned's substitute, may lawfully do
      or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
      Power of Attorney, on this 20th day of June, 1996.

                                            /s/ Dudley J. Godfrey
                                          _____________________________
                                                Dudley J. Godfrey 

<PAGE>

                        DIRECTOR'S POWER OF ATTORNEY

                  The undersigned director of Manpower Inc. (the
      "Company") hereby constitutes and appoints Mitchell S. Fromstein
      and Jon F. Chait, and each of them, the undersigned's true and
      lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
      and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
      name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign for the
      undersigned and in the undersigned's name in the capacity as a
      director of the Company the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
      which this Power of Attorney is attached, including any amendments
      thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
      other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
      unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to
      do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
      necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
      all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
      person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-
      fact and agent, or the undersigned's substitute, may lawfully do
      or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
      Power of Attorney, on this 20th day of June, 1996.

                                           /s/ Marvin B. Goodman
                                         _____________________________
                                                Marvin B. Goodman

<PAGE>

                         DIRECTOR'S POWER OF ATTORNEY

                  The undersigned director of Manpower Inc. (the
      "Company") hereby constitutes and appoints Mitchell S. Fromstein
      and Jon F. Chait, and each of them, the undersigned's true and
      lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
      and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
      name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign for the
      undersigned and in the undersigned's name in the capacity as a
      director of the Company the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
      which this Power of Attorney is attached, including any amendments
      thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
      other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
      unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to
      do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
      necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
      all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
      person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-
      fact and agent, or the undersigned's substitute, may lawfully do
      or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
      Power of Attorney, on this 20th day of June, 1996.

                                            /s/ Gilbert Palay
                                       _____________________________
                                                Gilbert Palay 

<PAGE>

                         DIRECTOR'S POWER OF ATTORNEY

                  The undersigned director of Manpower Inc.  (the
      "Company") hereby constitutes and appoints Mitchell S. Fromstein
      and Jon F. Chait, and each of them, the undersigned's true and
      lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution
      and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's
      name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign for the
      undersigned and in the undersigned's name in the capacity as a
      director of the Company the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to
      which this Power of Attorney is attached, including any amendments
      thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
      other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting
      unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to
      do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
      necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
      all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
      person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-
      fact and agent, or the undersigned's substitute, may lawfully do
      or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
      Power of Attorney, on this 20th day of June, 1996.

                                            /s/ Dennis Stevenson
                                         _____________________________
                                                Dennis Stevenson 



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