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SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of segment reporting revenues | Our reportable segments are our three geographic markets, which are North America, Europe and Growth Markets. Information regarding reportable segments, industry groups and type of work is as follows:
| Revenues
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| February 28, 2021 |  | February 29, 2020 |  | February 28, 2021 |  | February 29, 2020
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America | $ | 5,631,968 |  |  | $ | 5,257,431 |  |  | $ | 11,112,931 |  |  | $ | 10,545,243 |
Europe | 4,030,043 |  |  | 3,628,625 |  |  | 7,997,451 |  |  | 7,418,282 |
Growth Markets | 2,426,114 |  |  | 2,255,449 |  |  | 4,739,928 |  |  | 4,536,938 |
Total Revenues | $ | 12,088,125 |  |  | $ | 11,141,505 |  |  | $ | 23,850,310 |  |  | $ | 22,500,463 |
INDUSTRY GROUPS (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Communications, Media & Technology | $ | 2,480,169 |  |  | $ | 2,239,391 |  |  | $ | 4,813,814 |  |  | $ | 4,484,861 |
Financial Services | 2,377,555 |  |  | 2,086,642 |  |  | 4,723,846 |  |  | 4,276,749 |
Health & Public Service | 2,261,901 |  |  | 1,948,379 |  |  | 4,473,790 |  |  | 3,917,593 |
Products | 3,340,894 |  |  | 3,164,954 |  |  | 6,547,019 |  |  | 6,384,969 |
Resources | 1,627,606 |  |  | 1,702,139 |  |  | 3,291,841 |  |  | 3,436,291 |
Total Revenues | $ | 12,088,125 |  |  | $ | 11,141,505 |  |  | $ | 23,850,310 |  |  | $ | 22,500,463 |
TYPE OF WORK |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consulting | $ | 6,439,392 |  |  | $ | 6,171,303 |  |  | $ | 12,771,964 |  |  | $ | 12,548,554 |
Outsourcing | 5,648,733 |  |  | 4,970,202 |  |  | 11,078,346 |  |  | 9,951,909 |
Total Revenues | $ | 12,088,125 |  |  | $ | 11,141,505 |  |  | $ | 23,850,310 |  |  | $ | 22,500,463 |
(1)Effective September 1, 2020, we revised the reporting of our industry groups to include amounts previously reported in Other. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Reportable Operating Segments |
| Operating Income
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| February 28, 2021 |  | February 29, 2020 |  | February 28, 2021 |  | February 29, 2020
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America | $ | 772,144 |  |  | $ | 732,245 |  |  | $ | 1,660,953 |  |  | $ | 1,560,652 |
Europe | 502,933 |  |  | 382,924 |  |  | 1,132,363 |  |  | 941,875 |
Growth Markets | 378,438 |  |  | 373,776 |  |  | 750,868 |  |  | 753,681 |
Total Operating Income | $ | 1,653,515 |  |  | $ | 1,488,945 |  |  | $ | 3,544,184 |  |  | $ | 3,256,208 |

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