Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report  dated March 31, 2003,  except as to Note 7,
which is as of April 11, 2003,  relating to the financial  statements of Barrett
Business  Services,  Inc. (the "Company"), which appears in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Portland, Oregon
June 2, 2003