Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

May 11, 2009

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ William W. Sherertz     /s/ James D. Miller
William W. Sherertz     James D. Miller
Chief Executive Officer     Chief Financial Officer
May 11, 2009     May 11, 2009