General Employment Enterprises Inc. (NYSE MKT: JOB), an Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based staffing provider, reported net revenue rose 14.6 percent to $14.6 million in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31 from $12.8 million in the year-ago period.

First-quarter gross margin rose to 28.7 percent from 27.1 percent in the year-ago period.

General Employment reported first-quarter net income of $186,000, up from $23,000 reported in its 2011 first quarter.

The company provides information technology, engineering, finance/accounting, agriculture and light industrial staffing.

General Employment Enterprises Inc. (NYSE MKT: JOB) For the first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.

Net revenue: $14.6 million, +14.6 percent

Net income: $186,000, vs. net income of $23,000