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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-055801
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191017
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191023
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191023

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:		191163539

	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"><B>FORM 8-K</B></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>

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October 17, 2019</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>BARRETT
BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.</B></FONT></P>

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charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">8100 N.E. Parkway Drive, Suite 200</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">Vancouver, Washington</P></TD>
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98662</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
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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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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1.5pt 1.5pt 6pt 0.5in">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Name of each exchange on which registered</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; text-align: center">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">BBSI</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1.5pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</TD></TR>
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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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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;&#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: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) On October 17, 2019, the Board of Directors
(the &quot;Board&quot;) of Barrett Business Services,&nbsp;Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), approved an increase in the number of
positions on the Board from seven to eight and appointed Diane L. Dewbrey to fill the vacancy resulting from the increase, effective
October 17, 2019, to serve until the Company's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, at which time she is expected to stand for
re-election. The Board has also appointed Ms. Dewbrey to serve as an additional member of each of the Risk Management Committee
and Nominating and Governance Committee, effective concurrently with her appointment as a director.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Ms. Dewbrey will be compensated for her
services as a director consistent with the Company's standard practices for non-employee directors. The current applicable standard
arrangements provide for payment of an annual cash retainer of $60,000, payable in monthly installments, and an annual award of
restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) with a value of $62,500 on the grant date. Each RSU represents a contingent right to
receive one share of the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock. The RSUs vest in full one year following the grant date. In addition, as
a member of each of the Risk Management Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee, Ms. Dewbrey will receive an additional
annual cash retainer of $5,000 and $3,750, respectively, for such committee service.</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: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">There are no transactions in which Ms. Dewbrey
has an interest requiring disclosure under Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between her and
any other executive officer or director of the Company. Other than the compensation arrangements described above, there is no arrangement
or understanding between Ms. Dewbrey and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Ms. Dewbrey was appointed as a director
of the Company.</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: 0pt 0"><B>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></P>

<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">On October 23, 2019, the Company issued
a press release announcing Ms. Dewbrey&rsquo;s appointment to the Board. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) Exhibits: The following exhibit is furnished
with this Form 8-K:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A HREF="tm1920827d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">99.1</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: 0in"><A HREF="tm1920827d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Press Release dated October 23, 2019</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.<BR>
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Dated: October 23, 2019</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Gary Kramer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gary E. Kramer<BR>
Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>BBSI Appoints Diane L. Dewbrey to its
Board of Directors</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>VANCOUVER, Washington &ndash; October 23, 2019 &ndash; </B>The
board of directors of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) (NASDAQ: BBSI), a leading provider of business management solutions,
has appointed Diane L. Dewbrey as a director effective October 17, 2019. Her appointment expands the board to eight members.</P>

<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">Currently, Ms. Dewbrey serves as a director of MBIA Inc. (NYSE:
MBI). MBIA Inc. is headquartered in Purchase, New York, and is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide financial guarantee
insurance for the public and structured finance markets. Ms. Dewbrey serves on the Finance, Audit, and Compensation and Governance
Committees of MBIA.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Previously, from 2009 until its merger with Consolidated Communications
Holdings, Inc., in 2014, Ms. Dewbrey served as an independent director and then Chair (2013-14) of the Board of Enventis Corporation,
a telecommunications company (NASDAQ: ENVE).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;We are very pleased that Diane has accepted our invitation
to join the BBSI Board,&rdquo; said Anthony Meeker, Chairman of the BBSI Board of Directors. &ldquo;Diane has been consistently
recognized for her board leadership and contributions in community organizations. Additionally, we are confident that her knowledge
of and experience in the financial services industry will contribute to our efforts to enhance BBSI&rsquo;s shareholder value.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ms. Dewbrey commented, &ldquo;Given my career history with small
and mid-sized business owners, I have actual experiences that are very relevant, and will benefit the long-term strategy for the
organization.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ms. Dewbrey earned her BS degree in Mathematics from Xavier
University. She joined Fifth Third Bank in 1987 and served as Senior Vice President for ten years until 2005. In 2006, she became
CEO and a director of Foundation Bank in Bellevue, Washington, until 2015. Ms. Dewbrey is currently a Director of the YMCA of the
USA, serving on its Strategic Oversight and Investment Committee. She is an NACD Governance Fellow.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>About BBSI</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">BBSI (NASDAQ: BBSI) is a leading provider of business management
solutions, combining human resource outsourcing and professional management consulting to create a unique operational platform
that differentiates it from competitors. The Company&rsquo;s integrated platform is built upon expertise in payroll processing,
employee benefits, workers&rsquo; compensation coverage, risk management and workplace safety programs, and human resource administration.
BBSI&rsquo;s partnerships help businesses of all sizes improve the efficiency of their operations. The Company works with more
than 6,400 clients across all lines of business in 23 states. For more information, please visit <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>www.barrettbusiness.com</U></FONT>.</P>

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

<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">Gateway Investor Relations</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Tel 1-949-574-3860</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>BBSI@gatewayir.com</U></FONT></P>



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