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| x                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009 |
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|  o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| Commission File Number 1-05707                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| Illinois                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 36-6097429 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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| One Tower Lane, Suite 2200, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| (Address of principal executive offices)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| (630) 954-0400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.                                     |
| Yes x                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | No o |   |   |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant wasrequired to submit and post such files). |
| Yes o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | No o |   |   |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.                                            |
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| Large accelerated filer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Accelerated filer |   |   |   |   |
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| Non-accelerated filer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Smaller reporting company | x |   |   |   |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Yes o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | No x |   |   |
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| The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of June 30, 2009 was 13,365,265.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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| GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET                                          |   |        |           |   |         |    |
|                                                                |   | June 30     |           |   | September 30 |    |
|                                                                |   | 2009        |           |   | 2008         |    |
| (In Thousands)                                                      |   | (Unaudited) |           |   |         |    |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |
| ASSETS                                                              |   |        |           |   |         |    |
| Current assets:                                                     |   |        |           |   |         |    |
| Cash and cash equivalents                                           |   | $      | 3,081          |   |         | $  | 4,165 |   |
| Accounts receivable, less allowances                                |   |        | 1,104          |   |         |    | 1,314 |   |
|    (June 2009 – $128; Sept. 2008 – $151) |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Other current assets                                                |   |        | 498            |   |         |    | 313 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Total current assets                                                |   |        | 4,683          |   |         |    | 5,792 |   |
| Property and equipment, net                                         |   |        | 629            |   |         |    | 791 |   |
| Deferred compensation plan assets                                   |   |        | –– |   |         |    | 419 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Total assets                                                        |   | $      | 5,312          |   |         | $  | 7,002 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                          |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Current liabilities:                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Accrued compensation                                                |   | $      | 1,103          |   |         | $  | 1,001 |   |
| Other current liabilities                                           |   |        | 833            |   |         |    | 506 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Total current liabilities                                           |   |        | 1,936          |   |         |    | 1,507 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Long-term obligations                                               |   |        | 665            |   |         |    | 419 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Shareholders’ equity:                                         |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Preferred stock, authorized – 100 shares;                     |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
|    issued and outstanding – none               |   |        | –– |   |         |    | –– |   |
| Common stock, no-par value; authorized – 20,000 shares;       |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| issued and outstanding – 13,365 shares in June 2009 and       |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| 5,165 shares in September 2008                                      |   |        | 6,781          |   |         |    | 4,987 |   |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)                             |   |        | (4,070         | )      |         |    | 89 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Total shareholders’ equity                                    |   |        | 2,711          |   |         |    | 5,076 |   |
|                                                                |   |        |           |   |         |    |   |   |
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity                    |   | $      | 5,312          |   |         | $  | 7,002 |   |

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| GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|----------------|--------|--------------------------|---------|----------------|--------|--------|---------|----------------|--------|
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)   |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |
|                                               |   |  Three Months Ended June 30 |           |   | Nine MonthsEnded June 30 |    |
| (In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)           |   | 2009                                  |           |   | 2008                     |    |           | 2009   |   |    | 2008           |   |
|                                               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |
| Net revenues:                                      |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |
| Contract services                                  |   | $                                | 1,490          |   |                     | $  | 1,805          |   |   | $  | 4,433          |   |   | $  | 5,665 |   |
| Placement services                                 |   |                                  | 1,030          |   |                     |    | 1,817          |   |   |    | 3,446          |   |   |   | 5,810 |   |
|                                               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net revenues                                       |   |                                  | 2,520          |   |                     |    | 3,622          |   |   |    | 7,879          |   |   |   | 11,475 |   |
| Cost of contract services                          |   |                                  | 1,040          |   |                     |    | 1,207          |   |   |    | 3,093          |   |   |   | 3,816 |   |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses       |   |                                  | 3,809          |   |                     |    | 3,011          |   |   |    | 8,895          |   |   |   | 9,055 |   |
|                                               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Loss from operations                               |   |                                  | (2,329         | )      |                     |    | (596           | )      |   |    | (4,109         | )      |   |   | (1,396 | ) |
| Investment income (loss)                           |   |                                  | 34             |   |                     |    | 14             |   |   |    | (50            | )      |   |   | 64 |   |
|                                               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net loss                                           |   | $                                | (2,295         | )      |                     | $  | (582           | )      |   | $  | (4,159         | )      |   | $  | (1,332 | ) |
|                                               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average number of shares – basic and diluted |   |                                  | 5,165          |   |                     |    | 5,165          |   |   |    | 5,165          |   |   |   | 5,163 |   |
|                                               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net loss per share – basic and diluted       |   |                                  | (.44           | )      |                     | $  | (.11           | )      |   |    | (.81           | )      |   | $  | (.26 | ) |
|                                               |   |                                  |           |   |                     |    |           |   |   |    |           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash dividends declared per share                  |   | $                                | –– |   |                     | $  | –– |   |   | $  | –– |   |   | $  | .10 |   |

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| GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.                 |   |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)     |   |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   | Nine Months |   |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   | Ended June 30 |   |
| (In Thousands)                                  |   | 2009 |   |   | 2008 |   |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating activities:                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net loss                                             |   | $  | (4,159 | ) |   | $  | (1,332 | ) |
| Depreciation and amortization                        |   |   | 210 |   |   |   | 196 |   |
| Deferred compensation and stock compensation expense |   |   | 1,027 |   |   |   | 49 |   |
| Changes in current assets and current liabilities-   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Accounts receivable                                  |   |   | 210 |   |   |   | 378 |   |
| Accrued compensation                                 |   |   | 102 |   |   |   | (472 | ) |
| Other current items, net                             |   |   | 142 |   |   |   | (273 | ) |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash used by operating activities                |   |   | (2,468 | ) |   |   | (1,454 | ) |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Investing activities:                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Acquisition of property and equipment                |   |   | (48 | ) |   |   | (116 | ) |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Financing activities:                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs      |   |   | 1,432 |   |   |   | –– |   |
| Exercises of stock options                           |   |   | –– |   |   |   | 10 |   |
| Cash dividends declared                              |   |   | –– |   |   |   | (517 | ) |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash provided (used) by financing activities     |   |   | 1,432 |   |   |   | (507 | ) |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                |   |   | (1,084 | ) |   |   | (2,077 | ) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     |   |   | 4,165 |   |   |   | 6,344 |   |
|                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           |   | $  | 3,081 |   |   | $  | 4,267 |   |

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| GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.                             |   |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited) |   |
|                                                             |   | Nine Months |   |
|                                                             |   | Ended June 30 |   |
| (In Thousands)                                                   |   | 2009 |   |   | 2008 |   |
|                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Common shares outstanding:                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Number at beginning of period                                    |   |   | 5,165 |   |   |   | 5,153 |   |
| Issuance of common stock                                         |   |   | 8,200 |   |   |   | –– |   |
| Exercises of stock options                                       |   |   | –– |   |   |   | 12 |   |
|                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Number at end of period                                          |   |   | 13,365 |   |   |   | 5,165 |   |
|                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Common stock:                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                   |   | $  | 4,987 |   |   | $  | 4,912 |   |
| Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs                  |   |   | 1,432 |   |   |   | –– |   |
| Stock compensation expense                                       |   |   | 362 |   |   |   | 49 |   |
| Exercises of stock options                                       |   |   | –– |   |   |   | 10 |   |
|                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Balance at end of period                                         |   | $  | 6,781 |   |   | $  | 4,971 |   |
|                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit):                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Balance at beginning of period                                   |   | $  | 89 |   |   | $  | 2,412 |   |
| Net loss                                                         |   |   | (4,159 | ) |   |   | (1,332 | ) |
| Cash dividends declared                                          |   |   | –– |   |   |   | (517 | ) |
|                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Balance at end of period                                         |   | $  | (4,070 | ) |   | $  | 563 |   |

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|                       |   | Three MonthsEnded June 30 |   |   | Nine MonthsEnded June 30 |    |
| (In Thousands)             |   | 2009                      |   |   | 2008                     |    |   | 2009 |   |   | 2008 |   |
|                       |   |                      |   |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest income            |   | $                    | 2      |   |                     | $  | 27 |   |   | $  | 30 |   |   | $  | 140 |   |
| Gain (loss) on investments |   |                      | 32     |   |                     |    | (13 | ) |   |   | (80 | ) |   |   | (76 | ) |
|                       |   |                      |   |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Investment income (loss)   |   | $                    | 34     |   |                     | $  | 14 |   |   | $  | (50 | ) |   | $  | 64 |   |

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|                                      |   | June 30 |   |   | September 30 |    |
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| (In Thousands)                            |   | 2009    |   |   | 2008         |    |
|                                      |   |    |   |   |         |    |
| Property and equipment, at cost           |   | $  | 3,641  |   |         | $  | 3,608 |   |
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization |   |    | (3,012 | )      |         |    | (2,817 | ) |
|                                      |   |    |   |   |         |    |   |   |
| Property and equipment, net               |   | $  | 629    |   |         | $  | 791 |   |

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| ·   | Compensation in the operating divisions, which includes commissions earned by the Company’s employment consultants and branch managers on permanent and temporary placements.  It also includes salaries, wages, unrecovered advances against commissions, payroll taxes and employee benefits associated with the management and operation of theCompany’s staffing offices. |
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| ·   | Administrative compensation, which includes salaries, wages, payroll taxes and employee benefits associated with general management and the operation of its finance, legal, human resources and information technology functions. |
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| ·   | Occupancy costs, which includes office rent, depreciation and amortization, and other office operating expenses. |
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| ·   | Recruitment advertising, which includes the cost of identifying job applicants. |
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| ·   | Other selling, general and administrative expenses, which includes travel, bad debt expense, fees for outside professional services and other corporate-level expenses such as business insurance and taxes. |
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| Votes cast “For”     | 2,031,266 |
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| Votes cast “Against” | 345,887   |
| Abstentions                      | 19,403    |

| The following exhibits are filed as a part of Part I of this report: |
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| No.                                                                  | Description of Exhibit |
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| 31.01                                                                | Certifications of the principal executive officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. |
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| 31.02                                                                | Certifications of the principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. |
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| 32.01                                                                | Certifications of the principal executive officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code. |
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| 32.02                                                                | Certifications of the principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code. |

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|                             | GENERAL EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISES, INC.                                                                                                                                              |
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|                             |                               (Registrant) |
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| Date:  August 13, 2009 | By: /s/ Kent M. Yauch                                                                                                                                                                  |
|                             | Kent M. Yauch                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                             | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal financial and accounting officer and duly authorized officer)                                                         |
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