Barrett Business Services, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Barrett Business

Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBSI) will announce its 2004 third quarter operating

results on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, after the market close and will hold

its regular quarterly conference call, Thursday, October 28, 2004, at

9:00 a.m. PT.

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

identification number is 1430173. 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, October 28, 2004 and ending on November 4, 2004.

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

is 1430173.

BBSI provides human resource management solutions to large and small

companies throughout many regions of the United States.

SOURCE Barrett Business Services, Inc.

10/07/2004

CONTACT: William W. Sherertz, President and Chief Executive Officer of

Barrett Business Services, Inc., 503-220-0988

Web site: http://www.barrettbusiness.com

(BBSI)

10/07/2004 19:51 EDT http://www.prnewswire.com

Released October 7, 2004