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 February 7, 1994, appearing on
page 20 of Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1993.  We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule which appears on
page 38 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.





PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Portland, Oregon
August 12, 1994