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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-11-003205
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110120
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110121
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110120

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:	000-21886
		FILM NUMBER:		11539892

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

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		STREET 1:		8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VANCOUVER
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98662
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and Chief Executive Officer.&#160;&#160;The information regarding Mr. Elich
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2009 under the heading "Executive Officers of the Registrant" is
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transactions involving Mr. Elich that are required to be disclosed pursuant to
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Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:&#160;&#160;BBSI) announced that William
Sherertz, the company's Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning
unexpectedly.&#160;&#160;Mr. Sherertz was 64 years old.&#160;&#160;He had been
hospitalized recently for treatment of respiratory failure.</font></div>
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following statement: &#8220;We are shocked and greatly saddened by the passing of Bill
Sherertz.&#160;&#160;He was a visionary leader, a devoted father to his children
and a good friend.&#160;&#160;The company's directors and employees, as well as
the many people he worked with and mentored over the years, mourn his
loss.&#160;&#160;We extend our sympathies to his family, particularly his wife
and four children, who meant the world to him.&#8221;</font></div>
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Michael Elich, who has been with the company for nearly 10 years, including the
past five years as its Chief Operating Officer, as Interim President and Chief
Executive Officer. &#160; Before joining BBSI, Mr. Elich was chief operating
officer of Skills Resource Training Center, a staffing services company with
offices in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.&#160;&#160;The Board of Directors also
appointed long-time outside director Anthony Meeker as Chairman of the
Board.&#160;&#160;Mr. Meeker served for seven years as Treasurer of the State of
Oregon and retired in 2003 as a Managing Director of Victory Capital Management,
Inc.&#160;&#160;He also served as chairman of the board of First Federal, a
federally chartered savings bank headquartered in McMinnville,
Oregon.</font></div>
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serve as BBSI's newly appointed independent Chairman.&#160;&#160;Over the years,
Bill built an exceptional executive management team with long tenures at the
company.&#160;&#160;This team, led by Mike Elich, has been in charge of
day-to-day operations since Bill's original illness in mid-2008."</font></div>
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a.m. Pacific time on Friday, January 21, 2011, at which Tony Meeker, Mike Elich
and Jim Miller, the company's Chief Financial Officer, will be on hand to answer
investors' questions.&#160;&#160;To participate in the call, dial (877)
214-1511.&#160;&#160;The call identification number is 39124191.&#160;&#160;The
conference call will also be webcast live at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.barrettbusiness.com</font>.&#160;&#160;To
access the webcast, click on the Investor Relations section of the Web site and
select Webcast.&#160;&#160;A replay of the call will be available beginning
Friday, January 21, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. PT and ending on Friday, January 28,
2011.&#160;&#160;To listen to the recording, dial (800) 642-1687 and enter
conference identification code 39124191.</font></div>
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quarter 2010 operating results will be held in early
February.&#160;&#160;Details for participating in the call will be announced
next week.</font></div>
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human resource management solutions to large and small companies throughout many
regions of the United States.</font></div>
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