CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Published on April 2, 2001
EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-71792, 33-55117, 33-52871, 333-33487 and
333-50522) and in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-24449 and 333-62041) of Barrett Business Services, Inc. of
our report dated February 6, 2001, except for the second paragraph of Note 7, as
to which the date is March 12, 2001, relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Portland, Oregon
March 30, 2001