BBSI Schedules First Quarter 2005 Earnings Release and Conference Call

PORTLAND, Ore., April 6, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Barrett Business

Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBSI) will announce its 2005 first quarter operating

results on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, after the market close and will hold its

regular quarterly conference call, Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. PT.

The dial-in number for this conference call is 877-356-3717 and the call

identification number is 5396598. The conference call will be hosted by

William W. Sherertz, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael D.

Mulholland, Vice President-Finance, of BBSI. The conference call will also be

webcast live at www.barrettbusiness.com. To access the webcast, click on the

investor relations section of the Web site and select webcasts.

A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 11:00 a.m.

PT on Thursday, April 28, 2005 and ending on May 5, 2005. The access

telephone number for the replay is 800-642-1687 and the access code is

5396598.

BBSI provides human resource management solutions to large and small

companies throughout many regions of the United States.

SOURCE Barrett Business Services, Inc.

William W. Sherertz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barrett Business

Services, Inc., +1-503-220-0988

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Released April 6, 2005