Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  February  9, 2000  relating  to the
financial  statements  and  financial  statement  schedules of Barrett  Business
Services, Inc., which appears in Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.



/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Portland, Oregon
November 15, 2000