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                                 EXHIBIT 21.01

                SUBSIDIARIES OF PERSONNEL GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.


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Subsidiary                               Incorporation          Does Business As                                          
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B.C.P., Inc.                                Hawaii              Nursefinders of Hawaii, Inc.                              
                                                                                                                          
Nursefinders, Inc.                           Texas              Nursefinders                                              
                                                                                                                          
NF Services, Inc.                          New York             Nursefinders                                              
                                                                                                                          
PFI, Inc.                                  Delaware             Nursefinders, through its wholly-owned subsidiary         
                                                                Nursefinders                                              
                                                                                                                          
StaffPLUS, Inc.                            Delaware             Abar Staffing, Allegheny Personnel Services,              
                                                                Denver Temp, Judith Fox Staffing, FirstWord               
                                                                Staffing Services, Profile Temporaries, Staffinders       
                                                                Personnel, Temp Connection, TempWorld, West               
                                                                Personnel and Word Processing Personnel Services          
                                                                (WPPS)                                                    
                                                                                                                          
Thomas Staffing Services, Inc.            California            Thomas Staffing                                           
                                                                                                                          
InfoTech Services, Inc.                   North Carolina        InfoStaff (Utah and California), BEST Consulting,         
                                                                Computer Resources Group, Command                         
                                                                Technologies, Energetix and Software Service              
                                                                Corporation                                               
                                                                                                                          
Broughton Systems, Inc.                    Virginia             Broughton Systems                                         
                                                                                                                          
Word Processing Professionals              New York             Word Processing Professionals                             
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