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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-031053
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170601
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170605
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170605

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:		17892014

	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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
___________________________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 1, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)</P>

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incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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98662</TD>
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    <TD>(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code: (360) 828-0700</P>

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filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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growth company&#9;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

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indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9;</FONT></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>




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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Security Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.75in">(a) The 2017 annual meeting of stockholders
of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (the&nbsp;&quot;Company&quot;) was held on June&nbsp;1,&nbsp;2017.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.75in">(b) The matters considered and voted
on by the Company's stockholders at the annual meeting and the voting results were as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 1. Seven directors were elected,
each for a one-year term, by the votes indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Nominee</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Shares Voted For</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Shares Voted Against</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstentions</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; text-align: left">Thomas J. Carley</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; text-align: center">5,363,643</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; text-align: center">97,960</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; text-align: center">15,360</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; text-align: center">1,204,029</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Thomas B. Cusick</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5,423,031</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">30,637</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23,295</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,204,029</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Michael L. Elich</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5,378,553</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">75,115</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23,295</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,204,029</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">James B. Hicks, Ph.D.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">3,838,326</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,615,342</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23,295</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,204,029</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Jon L. Justesen</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">3,917,187</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,536,481</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23,295</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,204,029</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Anthony Meeker</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">3,805,430</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,648,238</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23,295</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,204,029</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD>Vincent P. Price</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">5,427,962</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">25,706</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">23,295</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">1,204,029</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 2. Approval, by non-binding vote,
of the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 90%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Shares Voted For</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Shares Voted Against</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstentions</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.9pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">5,205,044</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">142,683</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">129,236</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,204,029</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 3. Approval, by non-binding vote,
of annual advisory votes on executive compensation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">One Year</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Two Years</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Three Years</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstentions</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.9pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">4,710,083</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">5,458</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">655,904</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">105,518</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">1,204,029</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 4. Ratification of the selection
of Deloitte and Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ALIGN="CENTER" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Shares Voted<BR> For</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Shares Voted Against</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Abstentions</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.9pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">6,674,713</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">5,661</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt">618</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;June 5, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Gary E. Kramer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Gary E. Kramer</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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