Form: 10-K

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

March 31, 1998

Documents

FDS BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Published on March 31, 1998





5

This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Company's balance sheets and related statements of operations for the periods
ended December 31, 1995, December 31, 1996, March 31, 1996, June 30, 1996 and
September 30, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.


1,000


12-mos 12-mos 3-mos 6-mos 9-mos
Dec-31-1995 Dec-31-1996 Dec-31-1996 Dec-31-1996 Dec-31-1996
Jan-01-1995 Jan-01-1996 Jan-01-1996 Jan-01-1996 Jan-01-1996
Dec-31-1995 Dec-31-1996 Mar-31-1996 Jun-30-1996 Sep-30-1996
3,218 1,901 4,392 3,909 4,956
0 0 0 0 0
13,151 19,057 12,877 16,177 17,409
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
17,784 23,475 18,856 21,693 24,638
2,261 3,111 2,247 2,400 2,435
0 0 0 0 0
31,273 42,646 33,335 38,998 42,246
9,367 11,918 10,501 11,429 12,782
875 838 866 857 848
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
66 66 66 66 66
19,968 25,496 20,865 22,589 24,249
31,273 42,646 33,335 38,998 42,246
0 0 0 0 0
178,516 213,926 42,888 94,446 154,112
0 0 0 0 0
158,027 189,673 37,872 83,283 136,356
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
75 82 21 42 62
6,625 7,851 1,333 3,438 5,828
2,507 2,815 506 1,306 2,036
4,118 5,036 827 2,132 3,792
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
4,118 5,036 827 2,132 3,792
0.64 0.75 0.13 0.32 0.57
0.62 0.73 0.12 0.31 0.55