EXHIBIT 99.2






                                    STATEMENT



Pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the
undersigned officer of Manpower Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies that:


         (1)      the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                  December 31, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of
                  Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities
                  Exchange Act of 1934, and

         (2)      the information contained in the report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.



MANPOWER INC.

Dated:   February 27, 2003


/s/ Michael J. Van Handel
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Michael J. Van Handel
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer