CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Published on March 31, 1998
EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-71792, 33-55117, 33-52871 and 333-33487) and in
the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3
(Nos. 33-62979, 333-07751 and 333-24449) of Barrett Business Services, Inc. of
our report dated February 11, 1998 appearing on page F-1 of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Portland, Oregon
March 31, 1998