US-listed specialist recruiter Robert Half has reported a 2015 Q1 net income of US$77.9m (£51.5m) on revenues of $1.2bn, up from $61.6m and $1bn respectively year-on-year.

In reporting its unaudited results for the three months to 31 March, chairman and chief executive Harold Messmer Jr said growth was led by business consultancy Protiviti and Robert Half Technology divisions. 

Protiviti returned revenue of $163.6k (Q1 2014: $135.1k), while the technology division returned revenue of $153.7m (Q1 2014: $132.3k). The company’s largest division, Accountemps, returned revenue of $413.8k (Q1 2014: $383k).

Messmer continued to say growth rates were the strongest in the US.