Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

November 13, 1997

FDS BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Published on November 13, 1997




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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Company's balance sheets and related statements of operations for the period
ended September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.

1,000


9-MOS
DEC-31-1997
JAN-01-1997
SEP-30-1997
1,754
0
24,376
0
0
29,043
4,035
0
51,728
18,989
810
0
0
67
29,283
51,728
0
214,440
0
193,340
0
0
127
4,857
1,826
3,031
0
0
0
3,031
.45
0