UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


                   [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
                 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2002
                           Commission File No. 0-21886


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

                Maryland                              52-0812977
     (State or other jurisdiction of                 (IRS Employer
     incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

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

                                 (503) 220-0988
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                  Yes [ X ]                 No [   ]

Number of shares of Common Stock,  $.01 par value,  outstanding at July 31, 2002
was 5,803,554 shares.






                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                                      INDEX

Part I - Financial Information                                             Page

Item 1.    Financial Statements

           Balance Sheets - June 30, 2002 and
           December 31, 2001..................................................3

           Statements of Operations - Three Months
           Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.......................................4

           Statements of Operations - Six Months
           Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.......................................5

           Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months
           Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.......................................6

           Notes to Financial Statements......................................7

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of
           Financial Condition and Results of
           Operations........................................................11

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About
           Market Risk.......................................................18


Part II - Other Information

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.................19

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................................19


Signatures        ...........................................................20


Exhibit Index     ...........................................................21

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                         Part I - Financial Information

Item 1.       Financial Statements

                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                                 Balance Sheets
                                   (Unaudited)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)




                                                                                 June 30,          December 31,
                                                                                    2002                2001
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------
   ASSETS
Current assets:
                                                                                                   
    Cash and cash equivalents                                                          $    580          $   1,142
    Trade accounts receivable, net                                                       13,274             13,760
    Prepaid expenses and other                                                            1,347              1,022
    Deferred tax assets                                                                   3,225              2,841
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------

      Total current assets                                                               18,426             18,765

Goodwill, net                                                                            18,749             18,749
Intangibles, net                                                                             83                129
Property and equipment, net                                                               5,583              6,084
Restricted marketable securities and workers' compensation deposits                       5,086              5,425
Deferred tax assets                                                                       1,694              2,268
Other assets                                                                              1,067              1,146
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------
                                                                                       $ 50,688           $ 52,566
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------

                    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
    Current portion of long-term debt                                                  $    139           $    708
    Line of credit                                                                        3,609              3,424
    Accounts payable                                                                        846                686
    Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits                                   5,981              5,165
    Workers' compensation claims and safety incentive liabilities                         3,851              5,735
    Other accrued liabilities                                                               711                389
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------
      Total current liabilities                                                          15,137             16,107

Long-term debt, net of current portion                                                      808                922
Customer deposits                                                                           451                520
Long-term workers' compensation claims liabilities                                        3,505              3,515
Other long-term liabilities                                                                 886                968
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------
                                                                                         20,787             22,032
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------
Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
    Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,500 shares authorized, 5,800
      and 5,847 shares issued and outstanding                                                58                 58
    Additional paid-in capital                                                            3,266              3,461
    Employee loan                                                                           (51)               (29)
    Retained earnings                                                                    26,628             27,044
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------
                                                                                         29,901             30,534
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------
                                                                                       $ 50,688           $ 52,566
                                                                              ------------------  -----------------

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                            Statements of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)



                                                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                                                   June 30,
                                                                                     ------------------------------------
                                                                                           2002               2001
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------
Revenues:
                                                                                                         
    Staffing services                                                                       $  24,684          $  29,949
    Professional employer services                                                             18,164             22,602
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

                                                                                               42,848             52,551
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

Cost of revenues:
    Direct payroll costs                                                                       33,257             40,623
    Payroll taxes and benefits                                                                  3,520              4,309
    Workers' compensation                                                                       1,719              2,441
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------
                                                                                               38,496             47,373
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

      Gross margin                                                                              4,352              5,178

Selling, general and administrative expenses                                                    4,072              4,652
Depreciation and amortization                                                                     288                822
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

      Loss from operations                                                                         (8)              (296)
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

Other income (expense) :
    Interest expense                                                                              (51)               (87)
    Interest income                                                                                61                 73
    Other, net                                                                                     (1)                (1)
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

                                                                                                    9                (15)
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

Income (loss) before benefit from income taxes                                                      1               (311)
Benefit from income taxes                                                                           -               (127)
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

      Net income (loss)                                                                       $     1          $    (184)
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

Basic income (loss) per share                                                                 $     -          $    (.03)
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding                                             5,806              6,252
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

Diluted income (loss) per share                                                               $     -          $    (.03)
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding                                           5,826              6,252
                                                                                     -----------------  -----------------


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                            Statements of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)




                                                                                            Six Months Ended
                                                                                                 June 30,
                                                                                     -------------------------------
                                                                                         2002             2001
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------
Revenues:
                                                                                                     
    Staffing services                                                                     $ 47,254         $ 61,221
    Professional employer services                                                          36,559           46,483
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

                                                                                            83,813          107,704
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

Cost of revenues:
    Direct payroll costs                                                                    65,118           83,383
    Payroll taxes and benefits                                                               7,212            9,183
    Workers' compensation                                                                    3,344            4,618
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

                                                                                            75,674           97,184
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

      Gross margin                                                                           8,139           10,520

Selling, general and administrative expenses                                                 8,271            9,528
Depreciation and amortization                                                                  600            1,651
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

      Loss from operations                                                                    (732)            (659)
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

Other income (expense) :
    Interest expense                                                                           (97)            (208)
    Interest income                                                                            123              154
    Other, net                                                                                  (6)              46
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

                                                                                                20               (8)
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

Loss before provision for income taxes                                                        (712)            (667)
Benefit from income taxes                                                                     (296)            (272)
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

      Net loss                                                                            $   (416)        $   (395)
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

Basic loss per share                                                                      $   (.07)        $   (.06)
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding                                          5,814            6,326
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

Diluted loss per share                                                                    $   (.07)        $   (.06)
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding                                        5,814            6,326
                                                                                     --------------  ---------------


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements


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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                            Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)



                                                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                                                              June 30,
                                                                                   --------------------------------
                                                                                        2002             2001
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
    Net loss                                                                              $   (416)       $   (395)
    Reconciliations of net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                            600           1,651
      Gain on sale of property                                                                   -             (46)
      Deferred taxes                                                                           190             116
    Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
      Trade accounts receivable, net                                                           486           4,757
      Prepaid expenses and other                                                              (325)           (463)
      Accounts payable                                                                         160            (462)
      Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits                                      816            (137)
      Other accrued liabilities                                                                322          (1,091)
      Workers' compensation claims and safety incentive liabilities                         (1,894)            (87)
      Customer deposits and other assets, net                                                   10             (81)
      Other long-term liabilities                                                              (82)             23
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------
      Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities                                     (133)          3,785
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Proceeds from sale of property                                                               -             266
    Purchase of equipment                                                                      (53)           (168)
    Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities                                        1,798             239
    Purchase of marketable securities                                                       (1,459)            (84)
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------
      Net cash provided by investing activities                                                286             253
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from credit-line borrowings                                                    25,701          31,645
    Payments on credit-line borrowings                                                     (25,516)        (31,449)
    Payments on long-term debt                                                                (683)         (3,019)
    Payment to shareholder                                                                     (28)              -
    Loan to employee                                                                           (22)              -
    Repurchase of common stock                                                                (181)         (1,034)
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                     14               -
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------
      Net cash used in financing activities                                                   (715)         (3,857)

                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------
      Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                    (562)            181

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                               1,142             516
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                   $   580         $   697
                                                                                   ---------------- ---------------


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                          Notes to Financial Statements



Note 1 - Basis Of Presentation Of Interim Period Statements:

     The accompanying  financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared
by Barrett  Business  Services,  Inc. (the "Company")  pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Certain information and
note  disclosures   typically  included  in  financial  statements  prepared  in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America have been condensed or omitted  pursuant to such rules and  regulations.
In the opinion of management,  the financial statements include all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,  necessary for a fair statement
of the results for the interim periods  presented.  The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting  principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial  statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from
such  estimates  and  assumptions.  The financial  statements  should be read in
conjunction with the audited financial  statements and notes thereto included in
the Company's  2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K at pages F1 - F20. The results of
operations for an interim period are not  necessarily  indicative of the results
of operations for a full year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified
to conform with the current year  presentation.  Such  reclassifications  had no
impact on gross margin, net income or stockholders' equity.

     In July 2001, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  ("FASB")  issued
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standard  No. 141 ("SFAS  141")  "Business
Combinations" and No. 142 ("SFAS 142"),  "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."
The Company's adoption date for SFAS 141 was immediate and the adoption date for
SFAS 142 was January 1, 2002. With respect to SFAS 142, the Company  performed a
goodwill impairment test as of the adoption date and has determined there was no
impairment  to its  recorded  goodwill.  The  Company  will  perform a  goodwill
impairment test annually and whenever events or  circumstances  occur indicating
that goodwill  might be impaired.  Effective  January 1, 2002,  amortization  of
goodwill, including goodwill recorded in past business combinations, ceased.

     Pro forma net income, without the amortization of goodwill of $444,000, for
the three months ended June 30, 2001 was $146,000. Pro forma net income, without
the amortization of goodwill of $882,000, for the six months ended June 30, 2001
was $259,000.  Pro forma basic and diluted  earnings per share for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2001 were $.02 and $.04, respectively.

     The Company's  intangible  assets are comprised of covenants not to compete
resulting from prior year  acquisitions and have contractual  lives  principally
ranging from three to five years. The Company's intangible assets are summarized
as follows (in thousands):

                                               June 30,         December 31,
                                                 2002               2001
                                           -----------------  -----------------
        Covenants not to compete                  $   3,709          $   3,709
        Less accumulated amortization                 3,626              3,580
                                           -----------------  -----------------
               Intangibles, net                   $      83          $     129
                                           -----------------  -----------------

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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                    Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)


Note 1 - Basis Of Presentation Of Interim Period Statements (Continued):

     Effective  January 1, 2002,  the Company  adopted  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standard  No. 144 ("SFAS 144")  "Accounting  for the  Impairment  or
Disposal of  Long-Lived  Assets."  SFAS 144  supersedes  FASB  Statement No. 121
"Accounting  for the  Impairment  of  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed  Of" and
certain provisions of Accounting  Principles Board Opinion No. 30 "Reporting the
Results of  Operations  -  Reporting  the  Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a
Business,  and  Extraordinary,  Unusual and  Infrequently  Occurring  Events and
Transactions"  related to the disposal of a segment of a business.  The adoption
of SFAS  144  had no  effect  on the  Company's  results  of  operations  or its
financial position.


Note 2 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

     In May 2002,  the FASB issued SFAS 145,  "Rescission  of FAS Nos. 4, 44 and
64, Amendment of FAS 13, and Technical  Corrections."  Among other things,  SFAS
145 rescinds various  pronouncements  regarding early extinguishment of debt and
allows extraordinary accounting treatment for early extinguishment only when the
provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results
of  Operations  - Reporting  the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business,
and Extraordinary,  Unusual and Infrequently  Occurring Events and Transactions"
are  met.  SFAS  145  provisions  regarding  early  extinguishment  of debt  are
generally  effective for fiscal years beginning  after May 15, 2002.  Management
does not believe that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact
on its results of operations or financial position.


Note 3 - Provision For Income Taxes:

     Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following components
(in thousands):



                                                                              June 30,         December 31,
                                                                                2002               2001
                                                                           ----------------   ----------------
    Gross deferred tax assets:
                                                                                              
      Workers' compensation claims and safety incentive liabilities              $   2,401          $   3,517
      Allowance for doubtful accounts                                                  125                159
      Book amortization in excess of tax amortization                                    -                634
      Deferred compensation                                                            447                447
      Net operating losses and tax credits                                           2,166                146
      Other                                                                            131                303
                                                                           ----------------   ----------------
                                                                                     5,270              5,206
    Gross deferred tax liabilities:                                        ----------------   ----------------
      Tax depreciation in excess of book depreciation                                  (93)               (97)
      Tax amortization in excess of book amortization                                 (129)                 -
      Other                                                                           (129)                 -
                                                                           ----------------   ----------------
                                                                                      (351)               (97)
                                                                           ----------------   ----------------
      Net deferred tax assets                                                    $   4,919          $   5,109
                                                                           ----------------   ----------------

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Note 3 - Provision For Income Taxes (Continued):

     The (benefit from) provision for income taxes for the six months ended June
30, 2002 and 2001 is as follows (in thousands):

                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                      June 30,
                                           ------------------------------------
                                               2002               2001
                                           -----------------  -----------------
 Current:
    Federal                                      $   (394)          $   (324)
    State                                             (92)               (64)
                                           -----------------  -----------------
                                                     (486)              (388)
                                           -----------------  -----------------
Deferred:
    Federal                                           131                102
    State                                              59                 14
                                           -----------------  -----------------
                                                      190                116
                                           -----------------  -----------------

      Total benefit                              $   (296)          $   (272)
                                          -----------------  -----------------


Note 4 - Stock Incentive Plan:

     The Company has a Stock  Incentive  Plan (the  "Plan")  which  provides for
stock-based awards to the Company's employees, directors and outside consultants
or advisers.  The number of shares of common stock  reserved for issuance  under
the Plan is 1,550,000.

     The following table summarizes options granted under the Plan in 2002:



                                                                                  
Outstanding at December 31, 2001                           252,206        $  1.45  to       $ 17.75

   Options granted                                           4,000        $  3.87
   Options exercised                                        (4,056)       $  3.39  to       $  3.50
   Options canceled or expired                             (10,100)       $  3.50  to       $ 17.75
                                                     --------------

   Outstanding at June 30, 2002                            242,050        $  1.45  to       $ 17.75
                                                     --------------

   Exercisable at June 30, 2002                            152,627
                                                     --------------

   Available for grant at June 30, 2002                  1,079,460
                                                     --------------


     The options listed in the table generally become  exercisable in four equal
annual installments beginning one year after the date of grant.


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Note 4 - Stock Incentive Plan (Continued):

     On August 22, 2001,  the Company  offered to all optionees who held options
with an exercise price of more than $5.85 per share (covering a total of 812,329
shares),  the opportunity to voluntarily return for cancellation without payment
any stock option award with an exercise price above that price.  At the close of
the offer period on September  20,  2001,  stock  options for a total of 797,229
shares were voluntarily surrendered for cancellation. The Compensation Committee
of the  Company's  board  of  directors  may  consider  whether  or not to grant
stock-based  awards under the Plan to optionees  who  surrendered  stock options
during the above offer period at its discretion  after March 21, 2002. As of the
date of this filing, the Compensation Committee has taken no action.


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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.


Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

Results of Operations

     The  following   table  sets  forth  the   percentages  of  total  revenues
represented by selected items in the Company's  Statements of Operations for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.


                                                                Percentage of Total Revenues
                                                        -----------------------------------------------------
                                                          Three Months Ended            Six Months Ended
                                                               June 30,                    June 30,
                                                        ------------------------     ------------------------
                                                           2002         2001           2002          2001
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
Revenues:
                                                                                            
    Staffing services                                         57.6 %       57.0 %         56.4 %        56.8 %
    Professional employer services                            42.4         43.0           43.6          43.2
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
                                                             100.0        100.0          100.0         100.0
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
Cost of revenues:
    Direct payroll costs                                      77.6         77.3           77.7          77.4
    Payroll taxes and benefits                                 8.2          8.2            8.6           8.5
    Workers' compensation                                      4.0          4.6            4.0           4.3
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
      Total cost of revenues                                  89.8         90.1           90.3          90.2
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
Gross margin                                                  10.2          9.9            9.7           9.8

Selling, general and administrative expenses                   9.5          8.9            9.9           8.9
Depreciation and amortization                                  0.7          1.6            0.7           1.5
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
Income (loss) from operations                                  0.0         (0.6)          (0.9)         (0.6)

Other income                                                     -            -              -             -
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
Pretax income (loss)                                           0.0         (0.6)          (0.9)         (0.6)

Benefit from income taxes                                        -         (0.2)          (0.4)         (0.2)
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------
      Net income (loss)                                        0.0 %       (0.4)%         (0.5)%        (0.4)%
                                                        -----------   ----------     ----------    ----------


Three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

     Net income for the second  quarter of 2002 was $1,000,  an  improvement  of
$185,000  from a net loss of  $184,000  for the  second  quarter  of  2001.  The
improvement  for the second quarter of 2002 was  attributable  to lower selling,
general and  administrative  expenses and lower  depreciation and  amortization,
offset in part by lower gross margin dollars,  as a result of a 18.5% decline in
revenues.  Cash flow per share  (defined  as net income  plus  depreciation  and
amortization  divided by weighted  average diluted shares  outstanding)  for the
2002 second  quarter  totaled a positive $.05 as compared to a positive $.10 for
the 2001 second quarter.


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                        BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)

Results of Operations (Continued)

     Revenues  for the  second  quarter  of  2002  totaled  approximately  $42.8
million,  a  decrease  of  approximately  $9.7  million or 18.5% from the second
quarter of 2001.  The  decrease in revenues  reflects  the general  softening of
business conditions in the Company's market areas, particularly in the Company's
Northern California  operations,  which accounted for approximately 34.0% of the
decline in total revenues. The Company's Northern California operations continue
to be adversely affected by the significant downturn in the "high-tech" industry
and  related  sectors.  Management  believes  that the  decline in  revenues  as
compared to prior  quarters has  stabilized  during the first half of the second
quarter of 2002.  Management  believes  that this  current  trend in revenues is
attributable to a very moderate increase in general business activity in most of
the geographic  markets that the Company serves and to several new branch office
managers hired by the Company over the past several months.

     Staffing  services revenue  decreased  approximately  $5.3 million or 17.6%
primarily  due to a decline in demand for  personnel in the majority of areas in
which the Company does business.  Professional employer ("PEO") services revenue
decreased  approximately  $4.4 million or 19.6%,  which was  primarily  due to a
18.3% decline in the Company's Oregon  operations  resulting from a softening in
demand  from  existing   customers,   coupled  with  management's   decision  to
discontinue  the Company's  business  relationship  with customers who generated
insufficient  margins or  represented  a credit risk related to their ability to
consistently  adhere to credit  terms.  The  larger  percentage  decline  in PEO
services  revenue resulted in a decrease in the share of PEO services from 43.0%
of total revenues for the second quarter of 2001 to 42.4% for the second quarter
of 2002.  The  share of  revenues  for  staffing  services  had a  corresponding
increase  from 57.0% of total  revenues for the second  quarter of 2001 to 57.6%
for the second quarter of 2002.

     Gross  margin for the second  quarter of 2002  totaled  approximately  $4.4
million,  which  represented  a decrease  of  $826,000  or 16.0% from the second
quarter  of  2001  primarily  resulting  from  the  18.5%  decline  in  revenues
experienced in the second  quarter of 2002.  The gross margin percent  increased
from 9.9% of  revenues  for the  second  quarter of 2001 to 10.2% for the second
quarter of 2002.  The increase in the gross margin  percentage  was due to lower
workers' compensation expense, offset in part by higher direct payroll costs, as
a percentage of revenues.  The increase in direct payroll costs, as a percentage
of revenues, for the second quarter of 2002 reflects the current mix of services
to the current  customer  base rather than an erosion of the  Company's  mark-up
rates for its services.  Workers' compensation expense for the second quarter of
2002 totaled $1.7 million or 4.0% of revenues, which compares to $2.4 million or
4.6% of revenues for the second  quarter of 2001.  The decline in total  dollars
was  primarily  due to a  decrease  in the  number of injury  claims in the 2002
second quarter compared to the same period in 2001, which is consistent with the
downturn in the Company's business.

     Selling,  general and administrative  ("SG&A") expenses for the 2002 second
quarter amounted to approximately  $4.1 million, a decrease of $580,000 or 12.5%
from the comparable period in 2001. SG&A expenses,  expressed as a percentage of
revenues,  increased  from 8.9% for the  second  quarter of 2001 to 9.5% for the
second  quarter of 2002.  The decrease in total  dollars from 2001 was primarily
attributable  to branch office  reductions  in management  personnel and related
expenses as a result of the downturn in business.

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                        BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)

Results of Operations (Continued)

     Depreciation and amortization  totaled $288,000 or 0.7% of revenues for the
second quarter of 2002, as compared to $822,000 or 1.6% of revenues for the same
period in 2001.  The decrease of $534,000 was  principally  due to the Company's
adoption of SFAS 142 effective  January 1, 2002,  whereby the Company ceased the
amortization  of its  recorded  goodwill.  The second  quarter of 2001  included
$444,000 of goodwill amortization. (See Note 1 to the financial statements.)

     Other income totaled $9,000 for the second quarter of 2002,  which compares
to $15,000 of other expense for the second  quarter of 2001.  The small increase
in other  income was  primarily  attributable  to a  reduction  in net  interest
expense due to lower debt levels  during the second  quarter of 2002 as compared
to the same quarter of 2001, offset in part by lower interest income.

     The Company has historically  experienced  significant  fluctuations in its
quarterly  operating  results and expects such  fluctuations  to continue in the
future. The Company's operating results may fluctuate due to a number of factors
such as  seasonality,  wage  limits on  payroll  taxes,  claims  experience  for
workers' compensation, demand and competition for the Company's services and the
effect of acquisitions.  The Company's  revenue levels fluctuate from quarter to
quarter  primarily  due to the impact of  seasonality  on its staffing  services
business  and on  certain  of its PEO  clients  in the  agriculture  and  forest
products-related  industries. As a result, the Company may have greater revenues
and net income in the third and fourth  quarters  of its  fiscal  year.  Payroll
taxes and benefits fluctuate with the level of direct payroll costs, but tend to
represent a smaller  percentage  of  revenues  and direct  payroll  later in the
Company's   fiscal  year  as  federal  and  state   statutory  wage  limits  for
unemployment and social security taxes are exceeded by some employees.  Workers'
compensation  expense  varies with both the  frequency and severity of workplace
injury claims reported during a quarter,  as well as adverse loss development of
prior period claims during a subsequent quarter.

     The  Company  offers  various  qualified  employee  benefit  plans  to  its
employees,  including its worksite  employees.  These qualified employee benefit
plans include a savings plan under Section  401(k) of the Internal  Revenue Code
(the  "Code"),  a cafeteria  plan under Code Section 125, a group health plan, a
group life  insurance  plan, a group  disability  insurance plan and an employee
assistance  plan.  Generally,  qualified  employee  benefit plans are subject to
provisions  of both the Code and the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act
("ERISA").  In order to qualify  for  favorable  tax  treatment  under the Code,
qualified  plans must be  established  and  maintained  by an  employer  for the
exclusive  benefit of its  employees.  In the event the tax exempt status of the
Company's benefit plans were to be discontinued and the benefit plans were to be
disqualified, such actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business,  financial  condition and results of operations.  Reference is made to
pages 20-21 of the Company's 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more detailed
discussion of this issue.

     After  several  years of study,  on April 24, 2002,  the  Internal  Revenue
Service ("IRS") issued Revenue  Procedure 2002-21 ("Rev Proc") to provide relief
with respect to certain defined  contribution  retirement  plans maintained by a
PEO that benefit worksite  employees.  The Rev Proc outlines the steps necessary
for a PEO to avoid plan disqualification for violating the

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)

Results of Operations (Continued)

     exclusive  benefit rule.  Essentially,  a PEO must either (1) terminate its
plan;  (2) convert its plan to a "multiple  employer plan" by December 31, 2003;
or (3) transfer the plan assets and  liabilities  to a customer  plan.  Although
management has not fully evaluated the Rev Proc to determine which  alternatives
the Company  will  pursue to  maintain  the  qualified  status of its plans,  it
believes that the Company has adequate  time to fully  evaluate the Rev Proc and
to develop a  comprehensive  timetable  to ensure  compliance  with the new law.
Under the Rev Proc,  the Company must file a notice with the IRS by May 2, 2003,
indicating the actions it intends to take.


Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

     Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was  $416,000,  an increase
of  $21,000  from the net loss of  $395,000  for the same  period  in 2001.  The
increased loss was attributable to lower gross margin dollars primarily due to a
22.2%  decrease  in  revenue,  partially  offset  by a 13.2%  reduction  in SG&A
expenses and a 63.7% reduction in depreciation and amortization expenses.  Basic
and  diluted  loss per  share  for the  first  six  months  of 2002 were $.07 as
compared  to basic and  diluted  loss per  share of $.06 for the same  period of
2001.  Cash flow per share (defined as net income (loss) plus  depreciation  and
amortization  divided by weighted  average diluted shares  outstanding)  for the
first six months of 2002 totaled a positive  $.03 as compared to a positive $.20
for the 2001 comparable period.

     Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2002 totaled approximately $83.8
million,  a decrease of  approximately  $23.9  million or 22.2% from the similar
period  in  2001.  The  decrease  in total  revenues  was  primarily  due to the
continued  softening  of business  conditions  in the  Company's  market  areas,
particularly in the Company's Northern  California  operations,  which accounted
for  approximately  42.5% of the  decline  in total  revenues  for the first six
months of 2002.

     Gross margin for the six months  ended June 30, 2002 totaled  approximately
$8.1  million,  which  represented  a decrease of $2.4 million or 22.6% from the
similar period of 2001. The gross margin percent decreased from 9.8% of revenues
for the six-month  period of 2001 to 9.7% for the same period of 2002. The small
decrease in the gross  margin  percentage  was  primarily  due to higher  direct
payroll costs and slightly higher payroll taxes and benefits,  offset in part by
lower workers'  compensation expense. The increase in direct payroll costs, as a
percentage of revenues,  from 77.4% to 77.7%,  primarily reflects to the current
mix of services  to the current  customer  base.  The small  increase in payroll
taxes and benefits for the six-month  period of 2002 was primarily  attributable
to slightly higher state  unemployment  tax rates in various states in which the
Company  operates  as  compared  to  the  six-month  period  of  2001.  Workers'
compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2002 totaled $3.3 million
or 4.0% of revenues,  which compares to $4.6 million or 4.3% or revenues for the
similar  period of 2001. The decrease in the total dollars and in the percentage
of revenues for the 2002 period was primarily due to a decrease in the number of
injury  claims for the six month  period of 2002  compared to the same period in
2001.

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                        BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)

Results of Operations (Continued)

     SG&A  expenses  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  2002  amounted  to
approximately $8.3 million, a decrease of $1.3 million or 13.2% from the similar
period of 2001. SG&A expenses,  expressed as a percentage of revenues, increased
from 8.9% for the six-month  period of 2001 to 9.9% for the same period of 2002.
The decrease in total SG&A dollars was  primarily  due to  reductions  in branch
management  personnel  and  related  expenses  as a result  of the  downturn  in
business.

     Depreciation and amortization  totaled $600,000 or 0.7% of revenues for the
six months  ended  June 30,  2002,  which  compares  to $1.7  million or 1.5% of
revenues for the same period of 2001. The decreased expense was primarily due to
the  Company's  adoption  of SFAS 142  effective  January 1, 2002,  whereby  the
Company ceased the amortization if its recorded  goodwill.  The first six months
of 2001 included $882,000 of goodwill amortization. (See Note 1 to the financial
statements.)

     Other income totaled $20,000 for the six-month  period ended June 30, 2002,
which  compares to $8,000 of other expense for the comparable  2001 period.  The
increase in income was  primarily  due to a reduction  in net  interest  expense
attributable  to lower  debt  levels  during  the  first  six  months of 2002 as
compared to the similar period of 2001.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The  Company's  cash  position of $580,000  at June 30, 2002  decreased  by
$562,000 from December 31, 2001,  which  compares to an increase of $181,000 for
the  comparable  period  in 2001.  The  decrease  in cash at June 30,  2002,  as
compared  to  December  31,  2001,  was  primarily  attributable  to payments on
workers'  compensation  claims  liabilities and long-term debt offset in part by
cash provided by proceeds  from  maturities  of  marketable  securities,  net of
purchases.

     Net cash used in  operating  activities  for the six months  ended June 30,
2002  amounted to $133,000,  as compared to  $3,785,000  of net cash provided by
operating  activities for the comparable 2001 period.  For the six-months  ended
June 30,  2002,  cash  flow was used for  funding  a net loss of  $416,000,  and
payments on workers' compensation claims and safety incentive  liabilities,  and
an increase in prepaid expenses and other totaling $2,219,000, offset in part by
decreases in trade  accounts  receivable  and  increases in accrued  payroll and
related benefits and other accrued liabilities totaling  $1,624,000,  as well as
depreciation and amortization totaling $600,000.

     Net cash  provided by  investing  activities  totaled  $286,000 for the six
months  ended June 30,  2002,  as  compared  to  $253,000  net cash  provided by
investing  activities  for the similar  2001 period.  For the 2002  period,  the
principal source of cash provided by investing  activities was from net proceeds
of  $1,798,000  from  maturities  of  marketable  securities,  offset in part by
$1,459,000 of net purchases of marketable securities.  The Company presently has
no material long-term capital commitments.

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                        BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

     Net cash used in financing  activities for the six-month  period ended June
30,  2002 was  $715,000,  compared  to  $3,857,000  net cash  used in  financing
activities for the similar 2001 period.  For the 2002 period,  the principal use
of cash for  financing  activities  was  $683,000 of payments  made on long-term
debt,  primarily  related to the $8,000,000  three-year  term loan in connection
with the Company's 1999  acquisition of Temporary  Skills  Unlimited,  Inc., and
$181,000  used to  repurchase  the  Company's  common  stock,  offset in part by
$185,000  of  net  borrowings  on  the  Company's  credit  line.  The  Company's
three-year term loan was paid in full on schedule as of May 31, 2002.

     The Company's  business  strategy  continues to focus on growth through the
expansion  of  operations  at  existing  offices,  together  with the  selective
acquisition  of additional  personnel-related  businesses,  both in its existing
markets and other strategic geographic areas. The Company periodically  explores
proposals for various acquisition  opportunities,  but there can be no assurance
that any additional transactions will be consummated.

     The Company  maintains a credit  agreement  with its  principal  bank which
provides for (1) borrowings on a revolving  credit  facility up to the lesser of
(i) $13.0 million or (ii) 70 percent of total trade  accounts  receivable at the
end of any fiscal  quarter,  and (2) a security  interest in all trade  accounts
receivable.  The credit  agreement  was  amended  June 25,  2002 to (i) ease the
restrictiveness  of the  advance  rate on  total  accounts  receivables  and the
trailing  four-quarter  EBITDA minimum and (ii) extend the expiration  date from
July 1, 2002 to  September  2,  2002.  This  credit  facility  also  includes  a
subfeature  for standby  letters of credit in connection  with certain  workers'
compensation surety  arrangements,  as to which approximately $5.47 million were
outstanding  as of June 30,  2002.  In  connection  with the  September  2, 2002
expiration date of the Company's current loan agreement, management is currently
negotiating  the terms and  conditions  of a new loan  agreement  with the bank.
Management  believes that the terms and  conditions of a new loan agreement will
be competitive with current credit-market conditions and the Company's projected
operating  performance.  If,  however,  the terms and  conditions for a new loan
agreement  with  the bank  are  unacceptable  to the  Company,  management  will
negotiate  a loan  agreement  with one of the  alternative  lenders  from  which
management is concurrently  obtaining competing  proposals.  While the financial
effect of new terms and conditions will increase the Company's overall borrowing
costs,  such  increased  costs are not expected to be materially  adverse to the
Company.  Management  expects that the funds  anticipated  to be generated  from
operations, together with the new credit facility and other potential sources of
financing,  will be sufficient  in the  aggregate to fund the Company's  working
capital needs for the foreseeable future.

     In February  1999,  the  Company's  board of  directors  authorized a stock
repurchase  program to repurchase common shares from time to time in open market
purchases. Since inception, the board of directors has approved six increases in
the total number of shares or dollars  authorized  to be  repurchased  under the
program.   As  of  August  8,  2002,  the  repurchase   program  had  authorized
availability  of $92,000 for the  repurchase  of additional  shares.  During the
first six months of 2002, the Company  repurchased 47,000 shares at an aggregate
price of $181,000.  Since the inception of the repurchase program through August
8, 2002, the Company has repurchased  1,887,600 shares for an aggregate price of
$8,538,000.

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                        BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)

Management  anticipates that the capital necessary to continue this program will
be provided by existing cash balances and other available resources.


Inflation

     Inflation  generally  has not been a  significant  factor in the  Company's
operations  during the  periods  discussed  above.  The  Company  has taken into
account  the  impact  of  escalating  medical  and other  costs in  establishing
reserves for future expenses for self-insured workers' compensation claims.


Forward-Looking Information

     Statements  in this report which are not  historical  in nature,  including
discussion of economic  conditions in the Company's  market areas, the potential
for and effect of recent and future  acquisitions,  the effect of changes in the
Company's  mix of  services  on gross  margin,  the  adequacy  of the  Company's
workers'  compensation  reserves  and  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts,   the
effectiveness of the Company's management information systems, the tax-qualified
status of the Company's  401(k) savings plan and the  availability  of financing
and  working   capital  to  meet  the  Company's   funding   requirements,   are
forward-looking   statements  within  the  meaning  of  the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  that may  cause  the  actual
results,  performance or achievements  of the Company or industry  results to be
materially  different  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievements
expressed  or implied by such  forward-looking  statements.  Such  factors  with
respect to the Company include difficulties associated with integrating acquired
businesses  and clients into the Company's  operations,  economic  trends in the
Company's service areas,  uncertainties regarding government regulation of PEOs,
including the ability of the Company to meet the new IRS  requirements to retain
the  tax-qualified  status of employee  benefit plans offered by PEOs,  material
deviations from expected future workers'  compensation  claims  experience,  the
availability  of capital or letters of credit  necessary to meet  state-mandated
surety deposit  requirements for maintaining the Company's status as a qualified
self-insured  employer for workers'  compensation  coverage,  collectibility  of
accounts receivable, and the availability of and costs associated with potential
sources of financing.  The Company  disclaims any  obligation to update any such
factors  or to  publicly  announce  the  result of any  revisions  to any of the
forward-looking   statements  contained  herein  to  reflect  future  events  or
developments.

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                        BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

Item 3.       Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     The  Company's  exposure  to market  risk for  changes  in  interest  rates
primarily relates to the Company's short-term and long-term debt obligations. As
of  June  30,  2002,  the  Company  had  interest-bearing  debt  obligations  of
approximately $4.6 million,  of which  approximately $3.6 million bears interest
at a variable rate and  approximately  $1.0 million at a fixed rate of interest.
The variable rate debt is comprised of  approximately  $3.6 million  outstanding
under a secured  revolving  credit  facility,  which bears interest at the prime
rate less 1.70%.  Based on the Company's  overall interest  exposure at June 30,
2002,  a 10 percent  change in market  interest  rates would not have a material
effect on the fair  value of the  Company's  long-term  debt or its  results  of
operations.  As of June 30, 2002,  the Company had not entered into any interest
rate instruments to reduce its exposure to interest rate risk.



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                           Part II - Other Information


Item 4.       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     The Company held its 2002 annual meeting of  stockholders  on May 15, 2002.
The following directors were elected at the annual meeting:



                                                              For             Withheld           Exception
                                                         ---------------    --------------     --------------

                                                                                       
         Thomas J. Carley                                     5,774,934            24,910
         James B. Hicks, Ph.D.                                5,774,934            24,910
         Anthony Meeker                                       5,774,934            24,910
         Nancy B. Sherertz                                    5,774,534            25,310
         William W. Sherertz                                  5,688,734           111,110


     The other matters  presented for action at the annual meeting were approved
by the following vote:



                                                              For              Against            Abstain
                                                         ---------------    --------------     --------------
                                                                                        
         Approval of the appointment of
            PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
            independent accountants                           5,774,634            25,200                 10



Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

              (a) The exhibits  filed  herewith are listed in the Exhibit  Index
                  following the signature page of this report.

              (b) The  following  Current  Reports on Form 8-K were filed by the
                  Registrant during the quarter ended June 30, 2002:

                  The  Company  filed on April 4, 2002 a Current  Report on Form
                  8-K  dated as of April 3,  2002,  to report  that the  Company
                  amended its  previously  announced  operating  results for the
                  fourth  quarter and 12-months  ended  December 31, 2001 due to
                  adverse  developments  related to  estimated  future  costs of
                  workers'  compensation  claims  and,  to a lesser  extent,  an
                  increased estimate for bad debt expense.

                  The Company  filed on June 27,  2002 a Current  Report on Form
                  8-K  dated as of June 25,  2002,  to report  that 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 has 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.


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                                   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.
                                          (Registrant)






Date:  August 12, 2002                   By: /s/ Michael D. Mulholland
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Michael D. Mulholland
                                             Vice President - Finance
                                             (Principal Financial Officer)


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit


4.6  Amendment,  dated June 25, 2002, to Loan Agreement  between  Registrant and
     Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated May 31, 2000.

11   Statement of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Common Shares Outstanding.

99.1 Certification  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to
     Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2 Certification  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to
     Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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