shares of manpowergroup man slumped 44 toward a sixmonth low in premarket trading thursday after the headhunter reported firstquarter results that fell short of expectations and provided a downbeat outlook citing a “challenging operating environment in the us and europe” net income fell to 778 million or 151 a share from 916 million or 168 a share in the yearago period excluding nonrecurring items adjusted earnings per share of 161 missed the factset consensus of 163 revenue declined 76 to 475 billion below the factset consensus of 481 billion “despite a softening demand environment for our brands labor markets remained strong during the first quarter” said chief executive officer jonas prising “employers are intent on holding on to the staff they have and are hiring new talent more selectively at a measured pace” for the second quarter the company expects eps of between 158 and 168 which compares with the factset consensus of 184 the stock has shed 45 year to date through thursday while the sp 500 spx has gained 82