SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

                                  June 25, 2002

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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                                    Maryland
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                                     0-21886
                                (SEC File Number)

                                   52-0812977
                        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 4724 S.W. Macadam Avenue
 Portland, Oregon                                                     97201
 (Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

                                 (503) 220-0988






Item 5.  Other Events.

      On June 25, 2002, Barrett Business Services, Inc. (the "Company"), entered
into an extension of the term of its Loan Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
from July 1, 2002 to September 2, 2002.  The Company also agreed to revisions of
two  financial  covenants  contained  in  the  Loan  Agreement  relating  to the
Company's  trailing  four-quarter  EBITDA  and the  advance  rate under the Loan
Agreement at the end of each fiscal quarter. The extension and revised covenants
are contained in the Letter Amendment  attached to this report as Exhibit 99 and
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits.

      (c) The following exhibit is filed with this report:

      99.  Letter  Amendment with attached  Revolving Line of Credit Note, dated
           July 1, 2002,  amending  the Loan  Agreement  between the Company and
           Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated May 31, 2000.


                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.


Dated:  June 27, 2002                       By:   /s/ Michael D. Mulholland
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                                                     Michael D. Mulholland
                                                     Vice President - Finance