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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892917-06-000337
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20061116
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061120
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000902791
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363]
		IRS NUMBER:				520812977
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-61804
		FILM NUMBER:		061228129

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98662
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 494-5669

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98662
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>UNITED STATES</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>___________________________</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>FORM 8-K</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>November 16, 2006</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Maryland</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>0-21886</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(SEC File Number)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>52-0812977</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>


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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>8100 N.E. Parkway Drive, Suite 200</font><br> <font size=2>Vancouver, Washington</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><br> <font size=2>98662</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p> </td>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(360) 828-0700</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Check the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.25in; text-indent:-0.25in;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:0.25in; text-indent:-0.25in;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

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<font size=2>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On November 16, 2006, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), elected Roger L. Johnson to fill a vacant position created by an increase in the number of positions on the Board from five to six. Mr.&nbsp;Johnson was also appointed a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. A copy of the Company&#146;s release announcing Mr.&nbsp;Johnson&#146;s election as a director is included as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this report.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Item 8.01. Other Events.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On November 16, 2006, the Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.07 per share payable on December 21, 2006, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 30, 2006. This represents the Company&#146;s first cash dividend since it became a public company in 1993.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Also on November 16, 2006, the Board adopted a new stock repurchase program and authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock from time to time in open market purchases. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on various factors, including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and market conditions.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits:  The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K:</font></p>


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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0in'><font size=2>99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;Press Release dated November 17, 2006.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>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.</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><br> <font size=2>Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 17, 2006</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><br> <br> <font size=2>/s/ Michael&nbsp;D. Mulholland</font></p> </td> </tr>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT size=2>BBSI ELECTS NEW DIRECTOR</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.58in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, November 17, 2006 - Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq trading symbol: BBSI) announced today that Roger L. Johnson was recently elected to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors. Mr. Johnson was also appointed a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.58in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>Mr. Johnson is a principal of Coldstream Capital Management, Inc., a wealth management firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Mr. Johnson has over 35 years experience in the securities industry, serving most recently as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Pacific Investment Advisers, Inc., which was acquired by Coldstream in 2005. Mr. Johnson is also a decorated Vietnam veteran.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2>BBSI provides a comprehensive range of human resource management solutions to large and small companies throughout many regions of the United States.</FONT></P>

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