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Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates - Additional Information (Detail)

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Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segments
Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Provision for falloffs and refunds in connection with placement service revenue $ 939,000us-gaap_SalesAllowancesServices $ 969,000us-gaap_SalesAllowancesServices
Insurance coverage limit at each financial institution   250,000job_InsuranceCoverageLimitAtEachFinancialInstitution
Cash equivalents 0us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Allowance for doubtful accounts 395,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent 272,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Accounts receivables related to discontinued operations 265,000job_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAllowanceForAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivable 35,000job_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAllowanceForAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivable
Number of shares excluded from earnings (loss) per share calculation (in shares) 468,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 47,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Advertising costs $ 718,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense $ 733,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Number of operating business segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments