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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-K/A

                               Amendment No. 1 to

              -X- Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
                         Commission File Number 0-21886

                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Maryland                               52-0812977
     (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

        4724 SW Macadam Avenue
           Portland, Oregon                                97201
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (503) 220-0988
        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                                (Title of class)

         Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  Registrant:  (1) has  filed all
reports  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ---

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. ---

         State  the  aggregate   market  value  of  the  voting  stock  held  by
non-affiliates of the Registrant: $53,155,434 at February 27, 1998

         Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the  Registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

                  Class                     Outstanding at February 27, 1998
                  -----                     --------------------------------
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share              6,743,563 Shares

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Portions of the definitive  Proxy Statement for the 1998 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders are hereby incorporated by reference into Part III of Form 10-K.

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                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                         1997 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
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                                         PART II

<S>          <C>                                                                     <C>
Item 6.      Selected Financial Data                                                    2

Item 7.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
             Results of Operations                                                      3

Item 8.      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                9

                                         PART IV

Item 14.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K           10

Signatures                                                                             11

Financial Statements                                                                  F-1

Exhibit Index
</TABLE>

Note: Items 6, 7 and 8 of Part II and Item 14, Financial Statements and Exhibits
11,  27.1,  27.3 and 27.4 to this  report  have  been  amended  to  reflect  the
restatement  of the  registrant's  financial  statements  for  the  years  ended
December 31, 1993 through 1997, giving effect to the registrant's  merger with a
staffing services company on June 29, 1998.


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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

        The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with
the Company's financial  statements and the accompanying notes listed in Item 14
of this report.

<TABLE>
                                                        Year Ended December 31
                                             1997      1996       1995       1994      1993
                                           -------    -------   --------    ------   -------
                                                 (In thousands, except per share data)
Statement of Operations Data:
Revenues:
<S>                                       <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>    
    Staffing services...................  $177,263   $130,746   $113,437   $ 83,344  $ 44,562
    Professional employer services......   128,268    101,206     79,480     68,571    57,950
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
        Total...........................   305,531    231,952    192,917    151,915   102,512
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
Cost of revenues:
    Direct payroll costs................   236,307    176,686    146,490    114,493    77,358
    Payroll taxes and benefits..........    27,226     20,414     16,139     12,888     9,629
    Workers' compensation...............     9,075      6,641      6,729      5,758     4,591
    Safety incentives...................     1,509      1,532        981      1,103       598
                                           -------    -------   --------     ------   -------
       Total...........................    274,117    205,273    170,339    134,242    92,176
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
Gross margin............................    31,414     26,679     22,578     17,673    10,336
Selling, general, and administrative    
expenses................................    24,011     18,534     15,496     11,695     6,680
Amortization of intangibles.............     1,332        860        606        472       412
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
Income from operations..................     6,071      7,285      6,476      5,506     3,244
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
Other (expense) income:
    Interest expense....................      (247)      (122)      (154)      (231)     (109)
    Interest income.....................       362        554        400        224       161
    Other, net..........................         1         --         32         78       133
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
        Total...........................       116        432        278         71       185
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
Income before provision for income
taxes...................................     6,187      7,717      6,754      5,577     3,429
Provision for income taxes(1)...........     2,342      2,749      2,566      2,117       437
                                           -------    -------   --------    -------   -------
        Net income......................    $3,845     $4,968   $  4,188    $ 3,460   $ 2,992
                                            ======     ======   ========    =======   =======
Basic net income per share..............    $  .50     $  .65   $    .57    $   .48
                                            ======     ======   ========    =======
Weighted average basic shares...........     7,646      7,602      7,358      7,217
                                            ======     ======   ========    =======
Diluted net income per share............    $  .49     $  .64   $    .55    $   .46
                                            ======     ======   ========    =======
Weighted average diluted shares.........     7,780      7,823      7,564      7,475
                                            ======     ======   ========    =======
Unaudited pro forma data(1)(2):

        Net income......................                                              $ 2,105
                                                                                      =======
Basic net income per share..............                                              $   .34
                                                                                      =======
Weighted average basic shares...........                                                6,144
                                                                                      =======
Diluted net income per share............                                              $   .34
                                                                                      =======
Weighted average diluted shares.........                                                6,213
                                                                                      =======
                                                           As of December 31
                                             1997      1996       1995       1994      1993
                                           -------    -------   --------    ------   -------
                                                            (In thousands)
Selected Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital.........................   $10,392    $11,489    $ 8,387   $ 4,738   $ 6,951
Total assets............................    50,815     44,063     32,450    25,552    19,290
Long-term debt, net of current portion..       573      1,107        875       908     1,097
Stockholders' equity....................    30,231     25,629     20,139    14,490    10,489
</TABLE>


(1) Effective July 1, 1987,  the Company  elected to be treated as a corporation
    subject  to  taxation  under  Subchapter  S of the  Internal  Revenue  Code,
    pursuant  to which the  earnings  of the Company  were  attributable  to the
    Company's  stockholders  rather than to the Company.  The Company terminated
    its election on April 30, 1993, and recognized a cumulative net deferred tax
    asset of $505,000. The amounts shown reflect a pro forma tax provision as if
    the Company had been a Subchapter C corporation  subject to income taxes for
    all periods presented.

(2) All share and per share  amounts  have been  restated to reflect the 2-for-1
    stock split effective May 23, 1994.

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ITEM 7.     MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND
            RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW
        The Company's  revenues  consist of staffing  services and  professional
employer  organization  ("PEO") services.  Staffing services revenues consist of
short-term  staffing,  contract  staffing and on-site  management.  PEO services
refer exclusively to co-employer  contractual  agreements with PEO clients.  The
Company's revenues represent all amounts billed to customers for direct payroll,
related  employment  taxes,  workers'  compensation  coverage  and a service fee
(equivalent to a mark-up  percentage).  The Company's Oregon branches  accounted
for  approximately  49% of its total revenues in 1997, and an additional 39% was
derived from its branches in California and Washington.  Consequently,  weakness
in economic conditions on the West Coast could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial results.

        The  Company's  cost of revenues is comprised of direct  payroll  costs,
payroll  taxes  and  employee   benefits,   workers'   compensation  and  safety
incentives. Direct payroll costs represent the gross payroll earned by employees
based on salary or hourly wages.  Payroll taxes and employee benefits consist of
the  employer's   portion  of  Social  Security  and  Medicare  taxes,   federal
unemployment  taxes, state  unemployment  taxes and employee  reimbursements for
materials, supplies and other expenses, which are paid by the customer. Workers'
compensation  expense  consists  primarily  of the  costs  associated  with  the
Company's  self-insured  workers' compensation program, such as claims reserves,
claims administration fees, legal fees, state and federal  administrative agency
fees and reinsurance costs for catastrophic injuries. The Company also maintains
a large-deductible  workers' compensation insurance policy for employees working
in states where the Company is not  currently  self-insured.  Safety  incentives
represent cash incentives  paid to certain PEO client  companies as a reward for
maintaining  safe-work  practices in order to minimize workplace  injuries.  The
incentive is based on a  percentage  of annual  payroll and is paid  annually to
customers who meet predetermined loss parameters.

        The  largest  portion of  workers'  compensation  expense is the cost of
workplace  injury claims.  When an injury occurs and is reported to the Company,
the Company's respective  independent  third-party claims administrator  ("TPA")
analyzes  the details of the injury and  develops a case  reserve,  which is the
TPA's  estimate  of the cost of the  claim  based on  similar  injuries  and its
professional  judgment.  The Company then records,  or accrues, an expense and a
corresponding  liability based upon the TPA's estimates for claims reserves.  As
cash payments are made by the Company's TPA against specific case reserves,  the
accrued liability is reduced by the corresponding  payment amount.  The TPA also
reviews  existing  injury  claims  on an  on-going  basis and  adjusts  the case
reserves as new or additional information for each claim becomes available.  The
Company  has  established  an  additional  IBNR  reserve to  provide  for future
unanticipated  increases in expenses  ("adverse loss development") of the claims
reserves for open injury claims and for claims incurred but not reported related
to prior and current periods.  Management  believes that the Company's  internal
claims reporting system minimizes the occurrence of unreported incurred claims.

        Selling,  general and administrative  expenses represent both branch and
corporate  operating  expenses.  Branch operating  expenses consist primarily of
branch office staff payroll and payroll related costs, advertising, rent, office
supplies,  depreciation  and branch  incentive  compensation.  Branch  incentive
compensation  represents a combined 15% of branch pre-tax profits,  of which 10%
is paid to the branch manager and 5% is shared among the office staff. Corporate
operating  expenses consist  primarily of executive and office staff payroll and
payroll  related  costs,  professional  and legal  fees,  travel,  depreciation,
occupancy  costs,  information  systems costs and executive and corporate  staff
incentive bonuses.

        Amortization of intangibles  consists  primarily of the  amortization of
the costs of  acquisitions  in excess of the fair value of net  assets  acquired
(goodwill).  The Company uses a 15-year estimate as 

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the useful life of  goodwill,  as compared to the 40-year  maximum  permitted by
generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and amortizes  such cost using the
straight-line  method.  Other  intangible  assets,  such as  customer  lists and
covenants not to compete,  are  amortized  using the  straight-line  method over
their estimated useful lives, which range from two to 15 years.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
        Statements  in  this  Item or in Item 1 of  this  report  which  are not
historical  in  nature,  including  discussion  of  economic  conditions  in the
Company's market areas, the potential for and effect of future acquisitions, the
effect of changes in the Company's mix of services on gross margin, the adequacy
of the  Company's  workers'  compensation  reserves and  allowance  for doubtful
accounts, the tax-qualified status of the Company's 401(k) savings plan, and the
availability  of financing  and working  capital to meet the  Company's  funding
requirements,  are forward-looking  statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of  1995.  Such  forward-looking  statements
involve known and unknown risks,  uncertainties and other factors that may cause
the actual  results,  performance  or  achievements  of the  Company or industry
results to be  materially  different  from any future  results,  performance  or
achievements  expressed  or implied  by such  forward-looking  statements.  Such
factors  with  respect  to the  Company  include  difficulties  associated  with
integrating  acquired  businesses  and clients  into the  Company's  operations,
economic  trends  in  the  Company's  service  areas,   uncertainties  regarding
government  regulation of PEOs, including the possible adoption by the IRS of an
unfavorable  position as to the  tax-qualified  status of employee benefit plans
maintained by PEOs,  future workers'  compensation  claims  experience,  and the
availability of and costs  associated with potential  sources of financing.  The
Company  disclaims  any  obligation  to update any such  factors or to  publicly
announce the result of any  revisions to any of the  forward-looking  statements
contained herein to reflect future events or developments.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
        The  following  table  sets  forth  the  percentages  of total  revenues
represented by selected items in the Company's  Statements of Operations for the
years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995,  listed in Item 14 of this report.
Certain 1996 and 1995 revenue and cost of revenue amounts have been reclassified
to conform with the 1997 presentation.  Such  reclassifications had no impact on
gross margin,  net income or  stockholders'  equity.  References to the Notes to
Financial Statements appearing below are to the notes to the Company's financial
statements listed in Item 14 of this report.

<TABLE>
                                                                                      Percentage of Total Revenues
                                                                               ------------------------------------------
                                                                                        Years Ended December 31,
                                                                                1997               1996              1995
                                                                               ------             ------            -----
Revenues:
<S>                                                                             <C>               <C>               <C>  
     Staffing services...................................................        58.0%             56.4%             58.8%
     Professional employer services......................................        42.0              43.6              41.2
                                                                               ------            ------            ------
          Total revenues.................................................       100.0             100.0             100.0
                                                                               ------            ------            ------
Cost of revenues:
     Direct payroll costs................................................        77.3              76.1              75.9
     Payroll taxes and benefits..........................................         8.9               8.8               8.4
     Workers' compensation...............................................         3.0               2.9               3.5
     Safety incentives...................................................         0.5               0.7               0.5
                                                                               ------            ------            ------
          Total cost of revenues.........................................        89.7              88.5              88.3
                                                                               ------            ------            ------
Gross margin.............................................................        10.3              11.5              11.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses.............................         7.9               8.0               8.0
Amortization of intangibles..............................................         0.4               0.4               0.3
                                                                               ------            ------            ------
Income from operations...................................................         2.0               3.1               3.4
Other income (expense)...................................................           -               0.2               0.1
                                                                               ------            ------            ------
Pretax income............................................................         2.0               3.3               3.5
Provision for income taxes...............................................         0.7               1.2               1.3
                                                                               ------            ------            ------
Net income...............................................................         1.3%              2.1%              2.2%
                                                                               ======            ======            ======
</TABLE>

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
        Net income for 1997 amounted to $3,845,000,  a decrease of $1,123,000 or
22.6% from 1996 net income of  $4,968,000.  The decrease in 1997 net income from
1996 was  primarily  due to a lower  

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gross margin  percentage,  which resulted primarily from increased payroll costs
as a  percentage  of  revenues,  offset  in  part by  lower  income  taxes  as a
percentage of revenues. Diluted net income per share for 1997 was $0.49 compared
to $0.64 for 1996.

        Total 1997 revenues were $305,531,000,  which represented an increase of
$73,579,000  or 31.7%  over 1996  revenues  of  $231,952,000.  The  increase  in
revenues over 1996 was  primarily  due to a 1997 internal  growth rate of 23.2%,
combined  with  the  effect  from  a full  year  of  operations  for  five  1996
acquisitions,  as well as from  two  acquisitions  in the  first  half of  1997.
Staffing  services  revenues  increased 35.6% over 1996 primarily as a result of
the growth in large contract  staffing and on-site  management  services and the
effect  of a full year of  operations  for the 1996  acquisitions.  Professional
employer (staff leasing) services revenues  increased 26.7% over 1996 due to the
effect from a full year of operations for the 1996  acquisitions.  Revenues from
staffing services, as a percent of total revenues, increased in 1997 to 58.0% as
compared to 56.4% of total revenues in 1996.

        During  1997,   the  Company  closed  its  branch  offices  in  Seattle,
Washington and Phoenix, Arizona.  Management relocated the Seattle operations to
Tacoma,  Washington  in  connection  with a new customer base in the south Puget
Sound area.  The Phoenix  office,  which opened during the third quarter of 1996
and represented the Company's first office in Arizona,  transferred its business
to the expanding operations of the Company's Tucson, Arizona office.

        Gross margin for 1997 totaled  $31,414,000,  representing an increase of
$4,735,000  or 17.7%  over  1996.  The gross  margin  rate of 10.3% of  revenues
represents  a 120 basis point  decline  from 1996 due  primarily to increases in
direct  payroll  costs as a percentage  of revenues.  Direct  payroll costs as a
percentage  of revenues  increased  primarily as a result of increased  business
activity in contract staffing and on-site management  arrangements.  The Company
expects gross margin, as a percentage of revenues,  to continue to be influenced
by  increases  or  decreases  in  contract   staffing  and  on-site   management
arrangements,  as  well  as by  the  adequacy  of  its  estimates  for  workers'
compensation  liabilities,  which may be  negatively  affected by  unanticipated
adverse loss development of claims reserves.

        The increase in direct  payroll  costs as a percentage  of revenues from
76.1%  for  1996 to  77.3%  for 1997 was  primarily  attributable  to  increased
business  activity in contract  staffing  and on-site  management  arrangements,
which are typically higher volume, lower margin accounts.

        Workers'  compensation  expense increased from 2.9% of revenues for 1996
to 3.0% of revenues for 1997.  The increase in the total number of injury claims
for 1997 over 1996 was due in large  part to a new  policy  implemented  in 1997
which records "first aid" type claims. Such claims totaled 276 for 1997 and were
not recorded in 1996. The increase in workers' compensation expense for 1997 was
generally attributable to a moderately higher incidence of injuries during 1997,
as compared to 1996, and  management's  decision to (i) continue to increase the
Company's  accrual for future  adverse loss  development of open claims and (ii)
build an accrual for potential future catastrophic workers' compensation claims.

        The  following  table  summarizes   certain   indicators  of  experience
regarding the Company's  self-insured  workers'  compensation program by quarter
for 1997 and 1996.

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                   Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Profile

                                                          Total Self-Insured
                                    Total Self-Insured        Workers' Comp
             No. of Self-Insured   Workers' Comp Expense    Expense as a % of
                Injury Claims          (in thousands)         Total Payroll
             -------------------   ---------------------  -------------------
                 1997    1996           1997     1996         1997     1996
                -----   -----         ------   ------        -----    -----
Q1                321     193         $1,855   $  770         3.9%     2.4%
Q2                419     312          1,973    1,213         3.7      3.1
Q3                578     401          2,237    2,161         3.6      4.7
Q4                476     422          2,081    1,794         3.8      3.9
                -----   -----         ------   ------
For the Year    1,794   1,328         $8,146   $5,938         3.7      3.6
                =====   =====         ======   ======
                                                      
        Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of compensation and
other  expenses  incident to the  operation of the  Company's  headquarters  and
branch   offices  and   marketing  of  its   services.   Selling,   general  and
administrative ("SG&A") expenses (excluding the amortization of intangibles) for
1997  amounted to  $24,011,000,  an increase of  $5,477,000  or 29.6% over 1996.
Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses  expressed  as a  percentage  of
revenues  decreased  from 8.0% for 1996 to 7.9% for 1997.  The increase in total
SG&A dollars for 1997 over 1996 was primarily attributable to incremental branch
office expenses as a result of the four acquisitions  since October 1, 1996, the
opening of four new offices in 1996 and early 1997,  the addition of experienced
personnel at several offices to expand the Company's managerial resources and an
approximately $700,000 increase in bad debt expense. Two customers accounted for
over one-half of the increase in bad debt expense.  Management believes that the
Company's  allowance  for doubtful  accounts of $575,000 is adequate at December
31,  1997.  There can be no  assurance,  however,  that future  experience  with
respect to the  Company's  ability to collect  accounts  receivable  will not be
adverse.

        Amortization  of  intangibles  totaled  $1,332,000  for  1997 or 0.4% of
revenues, which compares to $860,000 or 0.4% of revenues for 1996. The increased
amortization expense for 1997 was primarily attributable to amortization arising
from the four acquisitions made since October 1, 1996.

        The Company  offers  various  qualified  employee  benefit  plans to its
employees,  including its worksite  employees.  These qualified employee benefit
plans  include a savings plan (the "401(k)  plan") under  Section  401(k) of the
Internal  Revenue Code (the "Code"),  a cafeteria plan under Code Section 125, a
group health plan, a group life  insurance  plan, a group  disability  insurance
plan and an employee  assistance  plan.  Generally,  qualified  employee benefit
plans are subject to provisions of both the Code and ERISA.  In order to qualify
for favorable tax treatment under the Code,  qualified plans must be established
and maintained by an employer for the exclusive benefit of its employees.

        A definitive  judicial  interpretation of "employer" in the context of a
PEO arrangement has not been established. The tax-exempt status of the Company's
401(k) plan and cafeteria plan is subject to continuing scrutiny and approval by
the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and depends upon the Company's  ability
to establish the Company's  employer-employee  relationship  with PEO employees.
The issue of whether the Company's  tax-qualified benefit plans can legitimately
include  worksite  employees under their coverage has not yet been resolved.  If
the  worksite  employees  cannot be  covered by the  plans,  then the  exclusive
benefit  requirement  imposed  by the  Code  would  not be met by the  plans  as
currently administered and the plans could be disqualified.

        The IRS has established a Market Segment Study Group regarding  Employee
Leasing for the stated purpose of examining  whether PEOs,  such as the Company,
are the employers of worksite employees under the Code provisions  applicable to
employee benefit plans and are,  therefore,  able to offer to worksite employees
benefit plans that qualify for favorable tax  treatment.  The IRS Study Group is
reportedly also examining  whether the owners of client  companies are employees
of PEO companies under Code provisions  applicable to employee benefit plans. To
the best of the  Company's  knowledge,  the Market  Segment  Study Group has not
issued a report.

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        A PEO company  headquartered  in Texas has stated  publicly that the IRS
National  Office  is being  requested  by the IRS  Houston  District  to issue a
Technical  Advice  Memorandum  ("TAM")  on the PEO  worksite  employee  issue in
connection with an ongoing audit of a plan of the Texas PEO company.  The stated
purpose of TAMs is to help IRS  personnel in closing  cases and to establish and
maintain  consistent  holdings.   The  IRS's  position  is  that  TAMs  are  not
precedential;  that is, they are limited to the particular taxpayer involved and
that  taxpayer's  set of facts.  The draft  request for a TAM by the IRS Houston
District  reportedly states its determination  that the Texas PEO company's Code
Section 401(k) plan should be disqualified for the reason, among others, that it
covers worksite employees who are not employees of the PEO company.

        The timing and nature of the issuance and contents of any TAM  regarding
the  worksite  employee  issue or any report of the Market  Segment  Study Group
regarding  Employee  Leasing is unknown at this time. There has also been public
discussion of the possibility that the Treasury Department may propose some form
of administrative relief or that Congress may provide legislative  resolution or
clarification regarding this issue.

        In the event the tax exempt status of the  Company's  benefit plans were
to be discontinued and the benefit plans were to be  disqualified,  such actions
could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial
condition,  and  results of  operations.  The Company is not  presently  able to
predict the likelihood of  disqualification  nor the resulting range of loss, in
light of the lack of public direction from the IRS or Congress.

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995
        Net income for 1996 amounted to  $4,968,000,  an increase of $780,000 or
18.6% over 1995 net income of  $4,188,000.  The increase in 1996 net income from
1995 was primarily due to continued  growth in revenues and gross margin,  which
was offset in part by increased selling,  general and  administrative  expenses.
Diluted net income per share for 1996 was $0.64 compared to $0.55 for 1995.

        Total 1996 revenues were $231,952,000,  which represented an increase of
$39,035,000  or 20.2%  over 1995  revenues  of  $192,917,000.  The  increase  in
revenues over 1995 was  primarily  due to a 1996 internal  growth rate of 11.7%,
coupled with the  acquisition of five staffing and PEO  businesses  during 1996.
Professional  employer (staff leasing)  services  revenues  increased 27.3% over
1995 due to the growth in the number of new PEO clients, primarily in Oregon and
California.  The growth in 1996 PEO  services  revenues was a result of internal
sales efforts,  together with the acquisitions  made during 1996.  Revenues from
staffing services, as a percent of total revenues,  declined in 1996 to 56.4% as
compared to 58.8% of total  revenues in 1995,  despite a 15.3%  growth rate over
1995.

        Gross margin for 1996 totaled  $26,679,000,  representing an increase of
$4,101,000  or 18.2% over 1995.  The gross  margin rate of 11.5% of revenues for
1996  represented a 20 basis point decrease from 1995 due to slight increases in
direct  payroll  costs  and  payroll  taxes  and  benefits,  offset in part by a
decrease in workers' compensation expense as a percentage of total revenues.

        Workers'  compensation  expense, both in terms of total dollars and as a
percent of total  payroll  dollars,  improved in 1996 to  $6,641,000  or 2.9% of
revenues,  compared to $6,729,000 or 3.5 % of revenues in 1995.  The decrease in
the 1996  expense was  primarily  the result of lower  severity for 1996 claims,
coupled with a slightly lower incidence of injuries compared to 1995.

        Selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding the amortization
of  intangibles)  amounted  to  $18,534,000  or 8.0% of  revenues  for 1996,  as
compared to  $15,496,000  or 8.0% of revenues  for 1995.  The  increase in total
dollars for 1996, as compared to 1995,  was  primarily due to additional  branch
office staff resulting from the five acquisitions consummated during 1996.

                                       7
<PAGE>

        Amortization  of  intangibles  totaled  $860,000  for  1996,  or 0.4% of
revenues, which compared to $606,000 or 0.3% of revenues for 1995. The increased
amortization  expense for 1996 over 1995 was primarily  attributable to the five
acquisitions during 1996.

FLUCTUATIONS IN QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS
        The Company has historically experienced significant fluctuations in its
quarterly  operating  results and expects such  fluctuations  to continue in the
future. The Company's operating results may fluctuate due to a number of factors
such as  seasonality,  wage  limits on  payroll  taxes,  claims  experience  for
workers' compensation, demand and competition for the Company's services and the
effect of acquisitions.  The Company's  revenue levels fluctuate from quarter to
quarter  primarily  due to the impact of  seasonality  on its staffing  services
business  and on  certain  of its PEO  clients  in the  agriculture  and  forest
products-related  industries. As a result, the Company may have greater revenues
and net income in the third and fourth  quarters  of its  fiscal  year.  Payroll
taxes and benefits fluctuate with the level of direct payroll costs but may tend
to represent a smaller percentage of revenues later in the Company's fiscal year
as federal and state statutory wage limits for  unemployment and social security
taxes are exceeded by some employees.  Workers' compensation expense varies with
both the frequency and severity of workplace  injury  claims  reported  during a
quarter,  as well as adverse loss  development  of prior period  claims during a
subsequent quarter.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
        The Company's cash position of $3,439,000 at December 31, 1997 increased
$1,816,000  from December 31, 1996. The increase was primarily due to $7,281,000
provided by  operations  and $757,000  provided by the exercise of stock options
and warrants,  offset by $2,227,000 used for  acquisitions,  $1,497,000 used for
the purchase of property and equipment and $2,825,000 used for the repurchase of
common stock (see discussion below).

        Net  cash  provided  by  operating   activities  for  1997  amounted  to
$7,281,000 as compared to $2,238,000 for 1996. For 1997, cash flow was primarily
generated by net income together with increases of $2,180,000 in accrued payroll
and benefits and $900,000 in accrued workers'  compensation  claim  liabilities.
The $1,030,000 increase in other long-term  liabilities  includes the $1,000,000
deferred  noncompete  agreement  arising from the  acquisition of HR Only and is
reflected  in  the  supplemental  schedule  of  noncash  activities  within  the
"liabilities assumed" caption.

        Net cash used in investing  activities  totaled  $4,112,000 for 1997, as
compared to $3,935,000  for 1996.  During 1997,  the Company paid  $2,227,000 in
cash in  connection  with  the HR Only  and TLC  Staffing  acquisitions  and had
capital  expenditures  of  $1,497,000.  Approximately  $1.0 million of the total
capital  expenditures was related to new computer  hardware and software for the
Company's new  management  information  system,  which will address all concerns
related  to the "Year  2000  issue," as  discussed  in Item 1 under  "Management
Information  System."  During  1996,  the  Company  paid  $1,519,000  in cash in
connection with five acquisitions,  incurred $1,390,000 in capital  expenditures
and had net  purchases of  $1,026,000  of  restricted  marketable  securities to
satisfy  various state and federal  self-insured  workers'  compensation  surety
deposit  requirements.  At March 30, 1998, the Company had no material long-term
capital commitments.

        Net cash used in financing activities for 1997 totaled $1,353,000, which
compares to $204,000 net cash  provided by financing  activities  for 1996.  For
1997,  the  principal  use of cash used in financing  activities  arose from the
Company's  obligation to redeem 159,154 shares of its common stock at a value of
$2,824,984   pursuant  to  a  Plan  and  Agreement  of  Reorganization   between
StaffAmerica,  Inc. and the Company. The cash used for this stock redemption was
offset in part by net proceeds  from the exercise of stock  options and warrants
totaling  $757,000 and net proceeds from credit-line borrowings of $701,000.  As
of March 30, 1998, an underwriter  continued to hold warrants to purchase 30,000
shares  of  common  stock at $4.20  per  share  issued  in  connection  with the
Company's 1993 initial public offering of its common stock.

                                       8
<PAGE>

        The Company has an unsecured $4.0 million revolving credit facility with
its principal bank and $2.1 million for standby  letters of credit in connection
with certain workers' compensation surety arrangements. There was no outstanding
balance on the revolving credit facility at December 31, 1997. See Note 7 of the
Notes to Financial Statements.  Management believes that the credit facility and
other potential sources of financing,  together with anticipated funds generated
from  operations,  will be  sufficient  in the  aggregate to fund the  Company's
working capital needs for the foreseeable future.

INFLATION
        Inflation  generally has not been a significant  factor in the Company's
operations  during the  periods  discussed  above.  The  Company  has taken into
account  the  impact  of  escalating  medical  and other  costs in  establishing
reserves for future expenses for self-insured workers' compensation claims.

ITEM 8.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

        The financial  statements and notes thereto  required by this item begin
on page F-1 of this report, as listed in Item 14.

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                                     PART IV

ITEM 14.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON
            FORM 8-K

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
The   Financial    Statements,    together   with   the   report    thereon   of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, are included on the pages indicated below:

                                                                      Page
                                                                      ----
Report of Independent Public Accountants                               F-1

Balance Sheets - December 31, 1997 and 1996                            F-2

Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31,
  1997, 1996 and 1995                                                  F-3

Statements of Redeemable Common Stock and Nonredeemable
  Stockholders' Equity - December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995              F-4

Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
  1997, 1996 and 1995                                                  F-5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                             F-6

There are no schedules required to be filed herewith.

REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended December 31, 1997.

EXHIBITS
Exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index that follows the  Financial  Statements
included  in this  report.  Each  management  contract or  compensatory  plan or
arrangement  required to be filed as an exhibit to this  report is listed  under
Item 10,  "Executive  Compensation  Plans and  Arrangements and Other Management
Contracts" in the Exhibit Index.


                                       10
<PAGE>


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Registrant

Date:  August 20, 1998                 By:  /s/ Michael D. Mulholland
                                            Michael D. Mulholland
                                            Vice President-Finance and Secretary
                                            (Principal Financial Officer)


                                       11
<PAGE>


                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Barrett Business Services, Inc.

In our opinion,  the accompanying  balance sheets and the related  statements of
operations,  of redeemable common stock and nonredeemable  stockholders'  equity
and of cash flows  present  fairly,  in all  material  respects,  the  financial
position of Barrett Business  Services,  Inc. at December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
the results of its  operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in
the period ended  December 31,  1997,  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's  management;  our  responsibility  is to  express  an opinion on these
financial  statements  based on our  audits.  We  conducted  our audits of these
statements  in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards  which
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable  assurance about
whether the financial  statements  are free of material  misstatement.  An audit
includes  examining,  on a test  basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and
disclosures in the financial  statements,  assessing the  accounting  principles
used and  significant  estimates made by management,  and evaluating the overall
financial  statement  presentation.   We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Portland, Oregon
August 20, 1998

                                      F-1
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
<TABLE>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(in thousands, except par value)                                                 1997            1996

                             ASSETS
Current assets:
<S>                                                                             <C>             <C>     
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                    $  3,439        $  1,623
   Trade accounts receivable, net                                                 21,051          20,173
   Note receivable (Note 2)                                                            -             324
   Prepaid expenses and other                                                      1,231           1,009
   Deferred tax assets (Note 12)                                                   2,086           1,359
                                                                                --------        --------
       Total current assets                                                       27,807          24,488
Intangibles, net (Note 4)                                                         12,133          10,305
Property and equipment, net (Notes 5 and 8)                                        4,574           3,436
Restricted marketable securities and workers' compensation
  deposits (Note 6)                                                                6,095           5,707
Other assets                                                                         206             127
                                                                                --------        --------
                                                                                 
                                                                                $ 50,815        $ 44,063
                                                                                ========        ========
           LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND
              NONREDEEMABLE STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt (Note 8)                                   $    731        $     51
   Line of credit payable (Note 7)                                                   887             186
   Accounts payable                                                                1,136           1,054
   Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits                            10,034           7,847
   Accrued workers' compensation claim liabilities (Note 6)                        3,140           2,240
   Customer safety incentives payable                                              1,073           1,015
   Other accrued liabilities                                                         414             606
                                                                                --------        --------
       Total current liabilities                                                  17,415          12,999
Long-term debt, net of current portion (Note 8)                                      573           1,107
Customer deposits                                                                    934             890
Long-term workers' compensation liabilities (Note 6)                                 632             613
Other long-term liabilities                                                        1,030               -
                                                                                --------        --------
                                                                                  20,584          15,609
                                                                                --------        --------
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 9, 10 and 15)
Redeemable common stock, $.01 par value; 159 shares issued and
  outstanding at December 31, 1996 (Note 13)                                           -           2,825
                                                                                --------        --------

Nonredeemable stockholders' equity:
   Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,500 shares authorized,
    7,638 and 7,520 shares issued and outstanding (Notes 13                           76              75
   and 14)
   Additional paid-in capital                                                     11,760          11,004
   Retained earnings                                                              18,395          14,550
                                                                                --------        --------
                                                                                  30,231          25,629
                                                                                --------        --------
                                                                                $ 50,815        $ 44,063
                                                                                ========        ========
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                       F-2
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
<TABLE>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(in thousands, except per share amounts)                             1997              1996              1995
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------

Revenues:
<S>                                                               <C>               <C>               <C>      
   Staffing services                                              $ 177,263         $ 130,746         $ 113,437
   Professional employer services                                   128,268           101,206            79,480
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------
                                                                    305,531           231,952           192,917
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------

Cost of revenues:
   Direct payroll costs                                             236,307           176,686           146,490
   Payroll taxes and benefits                                        27,226            20,414            16,139
   Workers' compensation (Note 6)                                     9,075             6,641             6,729
   Safety incentives                                                  1,509             1,532               981
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------
                                                                    274,117           205,273           170,339
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------

Gross margin                                                         31,414            26,679            22,578

Selling, general and administrative expenses                         24,011            18,534            15,496
Amortization of intangibles (Note 4)                                  1,332               860               606
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------
Income from operations                                                6,071             7,285             6,476
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------

Other (expense) income:
   Interest expense                                                    (247)             (122)             (154)
   Interest income                                                      362               554               400
   Other, net                                                             1                 -                32
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------
                                                                        116               432               278
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------

Income before provision for income taxes                              6,187             7,717             6,754

Provision for income taxes (Note 12)                                  2,342             2,749             2,566
                                                                  ---------         ---------         ---------

Net income                                                        $   3,845         $   4,968         $   4,188
                                                                  =========         =========         =========

Basic earnings per share                                          $     .50         $     .65         $     .57
                                                                  =========         =========         =========

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding                   7,646             7,602             7,358
                                                                  =========         =========         =========

Diluted earnings per share                                        $     .49         $     .64         $     .55
                                                                  =========         =========         =========

Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding                 7,780             7,823             7,564
                                                                  =========         =========         =========
</TABLE>


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                       F-3
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND
NONREDEEMABLE STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
<TABLE>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                          NONREDEEMABLE STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                                                  -------------------------------------------------------------
                                            REDEEMABLE                                 ADDITIONAL
                                           COMMON STOCK              COMMON STOCK        PAID-IN      RETAINED
(in thousands)                           SHARES     AMOUNT        SHARES      AMOUNT     CAPITAL      EARNINGS         TOTAL
                                         ------   ---------       ------      -------   ---------    ----------     -----------

<S>                                    <C>        <C>             <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>            <C>        
Balance, December 31, 1994                 -      $       -       7,252       $    73   $   9,023    $    5,394     $    14,490

Common stock issued for acquisitions                                 67             1         910                           911
Common stock issued on exercise
  of options and warrants                                           124             1         549                           550
Net income                                                                                                4,188           4,188
Contribution of common stock
  (Note 11)                                                          (7)                                                      -
                                         ---      ---------       -----       -------   ---------    ----------     -----------

Balance, December 31, 1995                 -              -       7,436            75      10,482         9,582          20,139

Common stock issued for acquisitions     159          2,825          20                       380                           380

Common stock issued on exercise
  of options, net                                                    54                       112                           112
Net income                                                                                                4,968           4,968
Contribution of capital                                              10                        30                            30
                                         ---      ---------       -----       -------   ---------    ----------     -----------

Balance, December 31, 1996               159          2,825       7,520            75      11,004        14,550          25,629

Common stock issued on exercise
  of options and warrants, net                                      118             1         756                           757
Repurchase of redeemable common
  stock                                 (159)        (2,825)                                                                  -
Net income                                                                                                3,845           3,845
                                         ---      ---------       -----       -------   ---------    ----------     -----------

Balance, December 31, 1997                 -      $     -         7,638       $    76   $  11,760    $   18,395     $    30,231
                                         ===      =========       =====       =======   =========    ==========     ===========
</TABLE>


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                       F-4

<PAGE>



BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995
<TABLE>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(in thousands)                                              1997        1996         1995

Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                       <C>          <C>         <C>    
   Net income                                             $ 3,845      $ 4,968     $ 4,188
   Reconciliations of net income to net cash provided
    by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                          1,765        1,189         881
     Gain on sales of marketable securities                     -            -         (42)
     Deferred taxes                                          (727)        (422)        (23)
     Changes in certain  assets and  liabilities,  net of
      amounts  purchased  in acquisitions:
       Trade accounts receivable, net                        (332)      (5,824)     (3,850)
       Prepaid expenses and other                            (179)        (513)        103
       Accounts payable                                        73          125         429
       Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related benefits  2,180        1,903         887
       Other accrued liabilities                             (316)         606          (1)
       Accrued workers' compensation claim liabilities        900          148         183
       Customer safety incentives payable                      58          239         (29)
       Customer deposits, other liabilities and other  
         assets, net                                          (16)        (181)        (24)
       Other long-term liabilities                             30            -           -
                                                          -------      -------     -------
Net cash provided by operating activities                   7,281        2,238       2,702
                                                          -------      -------     -------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Cash paid for acquisitions, including other direct  
     costs                                                 (2,227)      (1,519)     (1,199)
   Purchases of fixed assets, net of amounts purchased
     in acquisitions                                       (1,497)      (1,390)       (410)
   Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities        5,343        7,025       1,862
   Purchases of marketable securities                      (5,731)      (8,051)     (2,305)
                                                          -------      -------     -------
Net cash used in investing activities                      (4,112)      (3,935)     (2,052)
                                                          -------      -------     -------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Payment of credit line assumed in acquisition             (401)           -           -
   Net proceeds from (payments on) credit line     
     borrowings                                               701         (188)       (172)
   Note receivable                                            324            -           -
   Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                   180          284           -
   Payments on long-term debt                                 (89)         (34)        (31)
   Repurchase of common stock                              (2,825)           -           -
   Contribution of capital                                      -           30           -
   Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and  
     warrants                                                 757          112         550
                                                          -------      -------     -------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities        (1,353)         204         347
                                                          -------      -------     -------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents        1,816       (1,493)        997
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                1,623        3,116       2,119
                                                          -------      -------     -------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                    $ 3,439      $ 1,623     $ 3,116
                                                          =======      =======     =======

Supplemental schedule of noncash activities:
   Acquisition of other businesses:
     Cost of acquisitions in excess of fair market
        value of net assets acquired                      $ 3,160      $ 4,337     $ 2,080
     Tangible assets acquired                                 674          494          30
     Liabilities assumed                                    1,607          107           -
     Common stock issued in connection with acquisitions        -        3,205         911
</TABLE>

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                       F-5
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
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1.   SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     NATURE OF OPERATIONS
     Barrett Business Services,  Inc.  ("Barrett" or the "Company"),  a Maryland
     corporation,  is engaged in providing  staffing and  professional  employer
     services to a  diversified  group of customers  through a network of branch
     offices  throughout  Oregon,   Washington,   Idaho,  California,   Arizona,
     Maryland,   Delaware  and  Michigan.   Approximately   49%,  61%  and  63%,
     respectively,  of the Company's  revenues  during 1997,  1996 and 1995 were
     attributable  to its  Oregon  operations.  On June 29,  1998,  the  Company
     acquired   Western   Industrial   Management,   Inc.  and  Catch  55,  Inc.
     (collectively   "WIMI").   The   acquisition   was   accounted   for  as  a
     pooling-of-interests   pursuant  to  Accounting  Principles  Board  ("APB")
     Opinion No. 16, and accordingly,  the Company's  financial  statements have
     been restated for all prior  periods to give effect to the merger,  as more
     fully described in Note 2.

     REVENUE RECOGNITION
     The Company  recognizes  revenue as the  services  are rendered by its work
     force.  Staffing  services are engaged by customers to meet  short-term and
     long-term personnel needs. Professional employer services are normally used
     by  organizations  to satisfy ongoing human resource  management  needs and
     typically  involve  contracts  with a minimum  term of one year,  renewable
     annually, which cover all employees at a particular work site.

     CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
     The Company considers nonrestricted short-term investments which are highly
     liquid, readily convertible into cash, and have original maturities of less
     than three months to be cash  equivalents for purposes of the statements of
     cash flows.

     ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
     The Company had an allowance for doubtful  accounts of $575,000 and $25,000
     at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

     MARKETABLE SECURITIES
     At December 31, 1997 and 1996, marketable securities consisted primarily of
     governmental debt instruments with maturities  generally from 90 days to 30
     years  (see  Note 6).  Marketable  equity  and debt  securities  have  been
     categorized as  held-to-maturity  and, as a result, are stated at amortized
     cost.  Realized  gains and  losses on sales of  marketable  securities  are
     included  in  other  (expense)  income  on  the  Company's   statements  of
     operations.

     INTANGIBLES
     Intangible  assets  consist  primarily of  identifiable  intangible  assets
     acquired  and the cost of  acquisition  in excess of the fair  value of net
     assets acquired  ("goodwill").  Intangible  assets acquired are recorded at
     their estimated fair value at the acquisition date.

     The Company uses a 15-year  estimate as the useful life of  goodwill.  This
     life  is  based  on an  analysis  of  industry  practice  and  the  factors
     influencing the acquisition decision. Other intangible assets are amortized
     on the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, ranging from
     2 to 15 years. (See Note 4.)

                                      F-6
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1.   SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

     INTANGIBLES (CONTINUED)
     The Company reviews for asset impairment at the end of each quarter or more
     frequently  when  events or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that the
     carrying  amount of intangible  assets may not be  recoverable.  To perform
     that review, the Company estimates the sum of expected future  undiscounted
     net cash flows from the intangible  assets. If the estimated net cash flows
     are less than the  carrying  amount of the  intangible  asset,  the Company
     recognizes  an  impairment  loss in an amount  necessary  to write down the
     intangible  asset  to a fair  value  as  determined  from  expected  future
     discounted  cash flows.  No write-down for impairment loss was recorded for
     the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.

     PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
     Property and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and
     repairs are charged to operating expense as incurred,  and expenditures for
     additions  and  betterments  are  capitalized.  The cost of assets  sold or
     otherwise  disposed  of  and  the  related  accumulated   depreciation  are
     eliminated  from the accounts,  and any resulting gain or loss is reflected
     in the statements of operations.

     Depreciation   of  property  and  equipment  is  calculated   using  either
     straight-line  or  accelerated  methods over  estimated  useful lives which
     range from 3 years to 31.5 years.

     CUSTOMER SAFETY INCENTIVES PAYABLE
     Safety  incentives  are paid  annually to  professional  employer  services
     clients if the cost of  workers'  compensation  claims is less than  agreed
     upon  amounts;  amounts  paid are based on a  percentage  of  payroll.  The
     Company accrues the amounts payable under this program on a monthly basis.

     CUSTOMER DEPOSITS
     The Company requires deposits from certain  professional  employer services
     customers  to cover a  portion  of its  accounts  receivable  due from such
     customers in event of default of payment.

     STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
     The Company has recorded the following non-cash transactions:

     During  1995,  the  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company
     contributed  7,400  shares of common  stock of the Company with a then-fair
     market  value of  $111,000  to the  Company  in  settlement  of a  personal
     guarantee of a receivable from an insolvent customer (see Note 11).

     Interest paid during 1997,  1996, and 1995 did not  materially  differ from
     interest expense.

     Income taxes paid by the Company in 1997, 1996 and 1995 totaled $3,223,920,
     $2,953,317 and $2,543,700, respectively.

                                      F-7
<PAGE>

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1.   SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

     NET INCOME PER SHARE
     The Company adopted Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS")
     No. 128,  "Earnings per Share," for the year ended December 31, 1997.  SFAS
     No. 128 requires  disclosure of basic and diluted  earnings per share.  All
     prior years have been  restated  to reflect  the  adoption of SFAS No. 128.
     Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted  average number
     of common  shares  outstanding  for each year.  Diluted  earnings per share
     reflect the potential  effects of the exercise of outstanding stock options
     and warrants.

     RECLASSIFICATIONS
     Certain prior year amounts have been  reclassified to conform with the 1997
     presentation.  Such  reclassifications  have no  impact  on net  income  or
     stockholders' equity.

     ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
     The  preparation of the Company's  financial  statements in conformity with
     generally  accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make
     estimates and  assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and
     liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
     of the  financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of  revenues  and
     expenses during the reported periods.  Actual results may differ from those
     estimates.


2.   ACQUISITIONS

     MID-DEL EMPLOYMENT  SERVICE,  INC.; SUSSEX EMPLOYMENT  SERVICES,  INC.; PPI
     (PRESTIGE PERSONNEL) - SALISBURY,  INC.; AND DEL-MAR-VA NURSES-ON-CALL INC.
     On  July  17,  1995,  the  Company  purchased  certain  assets  of  Mid-Del
     Employment Service,  Inc.; Sussex Employment Services,  Inc.; PPI (Prestige
     Personnel)  -  Salisbury,   Inc.;   and  Del-Mar-Va   Nurses-On-Call   Inc.
     (collectively, "the Maryland and Delaware companies"). These companies were
     engaged  in  the  temporary  staffing  business  in  eastern  Maryland  and
     Delaware.   The  all-cash   purchase   price  of  $969,000   (inclusive  of
     acquisition-related  costs of $19,000) was accounted for under the purchase
     method of accounting,  which resulted in $944,000 of intangible  assets and
     $25,000 of fixed assets.

     STREGE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
     Effective December 11, 1995, the Company purchased certain assets of Strege
     & Associates,  Inc., a company  specializing  in providing  highly  skilled
     tradesmen to various  industries for  maintenance  and  supplemental  labor
     purposes in Portland,  Oregon. Of the $1,141,000  purchase price (inclusive
     of acquisition-related  costs of $4,000), the Company paid $230,000 in cash
     and issued 67,443 shares of its common stock with a then-fair  market value
     of $911,000. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of
     accounting, which resulted in $1,136,000 of intangible assets and $5,000 of
     fixed assets.


                                      F-8
<PAGE>

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


2.   ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)

     STAFFAMERICA, INC.
     On April 1, 1996, the Company  acquired  certain assets and the business of
     StaffAmerica,  Inc.,  pursuant to a Plan and  Agreement of  Reorganization.
     StaffAmerica  provides both temporary  staffing and staff leasing  services
     through its two offices located in Goleta and Oxnard,  California. In 1995,
     StaffAmerica  had revenues of approximately  $6.7 million.  In exchange for
     the StaffAmerica assets and business operations, the Company issued 157,464
     shares of its common stock  valued at  $2,795,000,  assumed a  StaffAmerica
     liability  of  $50,000  for  customer  deposits,  issued to each of the two
     owners  of  StaffAmerica  845  shares  of  Company  common  stock for their
     covenants  not to compete,  and  incurred  $102,000 in  acquisition-related
     costs.  The  acquisition  was  accounted  for under the purchase  method of
     accounting, which resulted in $2,597,000 of intangible assets, a promissory
     note  receivable of $324,000 from the seller,  and $56,000 in fixed assets.
     The $324,000 promissory note was repaid to the Company during 1997.

     On April 11, 1997,  pursuant to the Plan and  Agreement  of  Reorganization
     between  StaffAmerica,  Inc. and the Company,  the Company repurchased from
     StaffAmerica  and its two  shareholders  all 159,154 shares of common stock
     previously issued by the Company as consideration for the acquisition,  for
     a total of  $2,824,984  or $17.75 per share.  Upon  completion of the share
     repurchase, the Company canceled the shares of common stock.

     JOBWORKS AGENCY, INC.
     On April 8, 1996, the Company  acquired  certain assets and the business of
     JobWorks  Agency,  Inc.  (JobWorks)  by  way  of a Plan  and  Agreement  of
     Reorganization. JobWorks provided both temporary staffing and staff leasing
     services  through  its two  offices  located in Hood River and The  Dalles,
     Oregon.  JobWorks had revenues of approximately $1.2 million (unaudited) in
     1995. The Company issued 20,446 shares of its common stock with a then-fair
     value of  $380,000  for the  assets and  business  of  JobWorks,  assumed a
     customer   deposit   liability   of  $2,000,   and   incurred   $14,000  in
     acquisition-related costs. The Company paid $20,000 in cash for the selling
     shareholder's  agreement of  noncompetition.  The acquisition was accounted
     for under the purchase method of accounting,  which resulted in $324,000 of
     intangible  assets,  $72,000 in accounts  receivable,  and $20,000 in fixed
     assets.

     CASCADE TECHNICAL STAFFING
     Effective  August 26, 1996, the Company  acquired certain assets of Cascade
     Technical  Staffing   (Cascade).   Cascade  provided  technical  and  light
     industrial staffing services primarily in the electronics  industry through
     its Beaverton,  Oregon office.  Cascade had revenues of approximately  $3.5
     million  (unaudited)  in 1995.  The Company  paid  $550,000 in cash for the
     assets and incurred $6,000 in  acquisition-related  costs.  The acquisition
     was accounted for under the purchase  method of accounting,  which resulted
     in $536,000 of intangible assets and $20,000 of fixed assets.

     CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.
     Effective  November  4,  1996,  the  Company  purchased  the staff  leasing
     division of California  Employer  Services,  Inc.  (CES), an Orange County,
     California  staffing  services  company.  The CES  division had revenues of
     approximately $10.5 million (unaudited) for the fiscal year ended September
     30, 1996.  The Company paid  $624,000 in cash for the  division,  assumed a
     customer   deposit   liability  of  $36,000,   and   incurred   $25,000  in
     acquisition-related  costs.  The  transaction  was  accounted for under the
     purchase  method of  accounting,  which  resulted in $685,000 of intangible
     assets.

                                      F-9
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


2.   ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)

     PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL, INC.
     Effective  November  25,  1996,  the Company  purchased  certain  assets of
     Professional  Personnel,  Inc. (PPI), a provider of staff leasing  services
     located in Downey,  California.  PPI had  revenues  of  approximately  $2.4
     million (unaudited) for the year ended September 30, 1996. The Company paid
     $176,000 in cash for certain assets,  assumed a customer deposit  liability
     of  $19,000,  and  incurred  $2,000  in   acquisition-related   costs.  The
     transaction  was  accounted  for under the purchase  method of  accounting,
     which resulted in $195,000 of intangible assets and $2,000 of fixed assets.

     HR ONLY
     Effective  February 1, 1997, the Company acquired D&L Personnel  Department
     Specialists,   Inc.,  dba  HR  Only,  a  staffing  services  company  which
     specializes  in human resource  professionals,  with offices in Los Angeles
     and Garden Grove,  California.  The Company paid $1,800,000 in cash for all
     of the  outstanding  common  stock  of HR Only and  $1,200,000  in cash for
     noncompete  agreements with certain  individuals,  of which  $1,000,000 was
     deferred  with  simple  interest at 5% per annum for five years and then be
     paid ratably over the succeeding  five-year period. The deferred portion of
     the  noncompete  agreement  is  presented  on the  balance  sheet  in other
     long-term liabilities. HR Only's revenues for the fiscal year ended January
     31, 1997 were approximately $4.3 million. The transaction was accounted for
     under the purchase  method of  accounting,  which resulted in $3,027,000 of
     intangible  assets,  including $92,000 for  acquisition-related  costs, and
     $65,000 of net tangible assets.

     TLC STAFFING
     Effective  April 13,  1997,  the Company  purchased  certain  assets of JRL
     Services,  Inc., dba TLC Staffing, a provider of clerical staffing services
     located in Tucson,  Arizona.  TLC Staffing  had  revenues of  approximately
     $800,000 (unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 1996. The Company paid
     $150,000 in cash for the assets,  assumed an $18,000 office lease liability
     and incurred  $4,000 in acquisition  related  costs.  The  transaction  was
     accounted for under the purchase  method of  accounting,  which resulted in
     $152,000 of intangible assets and $2,000 of fixed assets.

     PRO FORMA RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
     The operating results of each of the above acquisitions are included in the
     Company's  results of operations  from the respective  date of acquisition.
     The following unaudited summary presents the combined results of operations
     as if the StaffAmerica,  Cascade Technical  Staffing,  California  Employer
     Services,  and HR Only  acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of 1996,
     after  giving  effect  to  certain  adjustments  for  the  amortization  of
     intangible  assets,  taxation and cost of capital.  The other  acquisitions
     made since January 1, 1996 are not included in the pro forma information as
     their effect is not material.

                                                      YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                         1997          1996
                                                      ---------     ---------
     (in thousands, except per share amounts)
     Revenue                                          $ 305,889     $ 250,306
                                                      =========     =========

     Net income                                       $   3,848     $   5,216
                                                      =========     =========

     Basic earnings per share                         $     .50     $     .68
                                                      =========     =========

     Diluted earnings per share                       $     .49     $     .66
                                                      =========     =========

                                      F-10
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


2.   ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)

     The unaudited  pro forma  results above have been prepared for  comparative
     purposes  only and do not  purport  to be  indicative  of what  would  have
     occurred  had the  acquisitions  been made as of that  date,  or of results
     which may occur in the future.

     On June 29, 1998,  the Company  completed a merger with WIMI,  whereby WIMI
     was merged directly into Barrett.  The transaction  qualified as a tax-free
     merger and has been accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. As a result of
     the merger,  the former  shareholders  of WIMI  received a total of 894,642
     shares of the Company's  common stock,  which included 10,497 shares issued
     in exchange for real property  consisting of an office condominium in which
     WIMI's main office is located. A dissenting WIMI shareholder  received cash
     in the  amount  of  $519,095,  based on the value of  $11.375  per share of
     Barrett's common stock. WIMI was a privately-held staffing services company
     headquartered in San Bernardino, California.

     Separate  results of operations of the periods prior to the merger with the
     Company are as follows:

                                                 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
<TABLE>
      (in thousands)                     1997             1996              1995
                                        -------          -------           -------
      Revenues:

<S>                                   <C>              <C>               <C>      
        Barrett                       $ 281,006        $ 213,926         $ 178,516
        WIMI                             24,525           18,026            14,401
                                        -------          -------           -------
      Combined                        $ 305,531        $ 231,952         $ 192,917
                                        =======          =======           =======
      Net income (loss):
        Barrett                       $   3,825        $   5,036         $   4,118
        WIMI                                 20              (68)               70
                                        -------          -------           -------
      Combined                        $   3,845        $   4,968         $   4,188
                                        =======          =======           =======
      Other changes in
      redeemable common
      stock and
      nonredeemable
      stockholders' equity:
        Barrett                      $   (2,068)      $    3,317       $     1,461
        WIMI                                  -               30                 -
                                        -------          -------           -------
      Combined                       $   (2,068)      $    3,347       $     1,461
                                        =======          =======           =======
</TABLE>


3.   FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

     All of the Company's  significant  financial  instruments are recognized in
     its balance sheet.  Carrying values  approximate  fair market value of most
     financial  assets  and  liabilities.  The  fair  market  value  of  certain
     financial instruments was estimated as follows:

     -   Marketable securities - Marketable securities primarily consist of U.S.
         Treasury bills and municipal bonds. The interest rates on the Company's
         marketable  security  investments  approximate current market rates for
         these  types  of  investments;  therefore,  the  recorded  value of the
         marketable securities approximates fair market value.

     -   Long-term  debt - The interest  rates on the Company's  long-term  debt
         approximate  current market rates, based upon similar  obligations with
         like  maturities;  therefore,  the  recorded  value of  long-term  debt
         approximates the fair market value.

                                      F-11
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


3.   FAIR  VALUE OF  FINANCIAL  INSTRUMENTS  AND  CONCENTRATION  OF CREDIT  RISK
     (CONTINUED)

     Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration
     of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments,  marketable
     securities, and trade accounts receivable. The Company restricts investment
     of  temporary  cash  investments  and  marketable  securities  to financial
     institutions  with high credit ratings and to  investments in  governmental
     debt instruments. Credit risk on trade receivables is minimized as a result
     of the large and diverse nature of the Company's customer base. At December
     31,  1997,  the Company had  significant  concentrations  of credit risk as
     follows:

     -   Marketable securities - $2,155,000 of marketable securities at December
         31, 1997 consisted of Oregon State Housing & Community Service Bonds.

     -   Trade  receivables  -  $2,500,000  of trade  receivables  were with two
         customers at December 31, 1997 (13% of trade receivables outstanding at
         December 31, 1997).


4.   INTANGIBLES

     Intangibles consist of the following (in thousands):


<TABLE>
                                                                                   1997           1996
                                                                                 --------       --------

<S>                                                                              <C>            <C>     
     Covenants not to compete                                                    $  3,469       $  2,249
     Goodwill                                                                      12,925         10,985
     Customer lists                                                                   358            358
                                                                                 --------       --------
                                                                                   16,752         13,592
     Less accumulated amortization                                                  4,619          3,287
                                                                                 --------       --------
                                                                                 $ 12,133       $ 10,305
                                                                                 ========       ========


5.   PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

     Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

                                                                                   1997           1996
                                                                                 --------       --------

     Office furniture and fixtures                                               $  2,899       $  2,375
     Computer hardware and software                                                 1,820            786
     Buildings                                                                      1,441          1,423
     Vehicles                                                                          55             60
                                                                                 --------       --------
                                                                                    6,215          4,644
     Less accumulated depreciation                                                  1,949          1,516
                                                                                 --------       --------
                                                                                    4,266          3,128
     Land                                                                             308            308
                                                                                 --------       --------
                                                                                 $  4,574       $  3,436
                                                                                 ========       ========
</TABLE>

                                      F-12
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


6.   ACCRUED WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM LIABILITIES

     In August 1987, the Company became a self-insured  employer with respect to
     workers'  compensation  coverage for all its employees working or living in
     Oregon.  The  Company  also became a  self-insured  employer  for  workers'
     compensation  coverage in the states of Maryland  effective  November 1993,
     Washington  effective  July 1994,  Delaware  effective  January  1995,  and
     California  effective  March 1995.  Effective  May 1995,  the Company  also
     became self-insured for workers' compensation purposes by the United States
     Department of Labor for longshore and harbor ("USL&H") workers' coverage.

     The Company has provided $3,772,000 and $2,853,000 at December 31, 1997 and
     1996,  respectively,  as an  estimated  liability  for  unsettled  workers'
     compensation claims. This estimated liability represents  management's best
     estimate which includes,  in part, an evaluation of information provided by
     the  Company's  third-party  administrators  and its  independent  actuary.
     Included in the claims  liabilities are case reserve estimates for reported
     losses,  plus additional  amounts based on projections for incurred but not
     reported  claims,  anticipated  increases  in case  reserve  estimates  and
     additional claims administration  expenses. These estimates are continually
     reviewed and adjustments to liabilities are reflected in current operations
     as they become  known.  The Company  believes that the  difference  between
     amounts  recorded for its  estimated  liability  and the possible  range of
     costs of settling  related claims is not material to results of operations;
     nevertheless, it is reasonably possible that adjustments required in future
     periods may be material to results of operations.

     The United States  Department of Labor and the States of Oregon,  Maryland,
     Washington  and  California  require  the  Company to  maintain  specified
     investment balances or other financial instruments,  totaling $7,698,000 at
     December 31, 1997 and  $7,151,000 at December 31, 1996, to cover  potential
     claims losses. In partial  satisfaction of these requirements,  at December
     31,  1997,  the  Company  has  provided  letters of credit in the amount of
     $2,096,000 and surety bonds totaling $457,000. The investments are included
     in restricted  marketable  securities and workers' compensation deposits in
     the accompanying balance sheets.

     Liabilities  incurred for  work-related  employee  fatalities  are recorded
     either at an agreed lump-sum  settlement amount or the net present value of
     future fixed and  determinable  payments  over the  actuarially  determined
     remaining life of the beneficiary, discounted at a rate that approximates a
     long-term,  high-quality  corporate  bond rate.  The Company  has  obtained
     excess workers' compensation insurance to limit its self-insurance exposure
     to $350,000 per  occurrence in all states,  except for $300,000 in Maryland
     and  $500,000  per  occurrence  for USL&H  exposure.  The excess  insurance
     provides unlimited coverage above the aforementioned exposures. At December
     31, 1997, the Company has recorded  $632,000 for work-related  catastrophic
     injuries and fatalities in long-term workers'  compensation  liabilities in
     the accompanying balance sheets.

     The aggregate undiscounted pay-out amount for the catastrophic injuries and
     fatalities is $1,570,000. The actuarially determined pay-out periods to the
     beneficiaries range from nine years to 44 years. As a result, the five-year
     cash requirements related to these claims are immaterial.

     The  workers'  compensation  expense  in  the  accompanying  statements  of
     operations   consists  of   $8,099,000,   $5,799,000   and  $5,802,000  for
     self-insurance expense for 1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Premiums in
     the insured states were $976,000,  $842,000 and $927,000 for 1997, 1996 and
     1995, respectively.

                                      F-13
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


7.   CREDIT FACILITY

     Effective May 30, 1997,  the Company  renegotiated  its loan agreement (the
     "Agreement")  with a  major  bank,  which  provides  for  (a) an  unsecured
     revolving  credit  facility for working capital  purposes,  (b) a term real
     estate loan (Note 8) and (c) standby letters of credit totaling $2,096,000,
     in connection with certain workers'  compensation surety arrangements.  The
     Agreement expires on May 31, 1998 and currently permits total borrowings of
     up to $4,000,000 under the revolving  credit  facility.  The interest rates
     available on  outstanding  balances  under the  revolving  credit  facility
     include Prime Rate,  Federal Funds Rate plus 1.75%, or Adjusted  Eurodollar
     Rate plus  1.25%.  Under the loan  agreement,  the  Company is  required to
     maintain a zero  outstanding  balance against the revolving credit facility
     for a minimum of 30 consecutive  days during each year. The pledging of any
     of the  Company's  assets,  other  than  existing  mortgages  on  its  real
     property, is limited to a pro rata basis with any other lender.

     During the year ended  December 31, 1997, the maximum  balance  outstanding
     under the revolving  credit  facility was  $3,556,000,  the average balance
     outstanding was $1,412,000,  and the weighted  average interest rate during
     the period was 7.3%.  The weighted  average  interest  rate during 1997 was
     calculated using daily weighted  averages.  There were no borrowings on the
     revolving credit facility during 1996.

     The Company has an additional  revolving credit facility.  Total borrowings
     outstanding  at December  31,  1997 and 1996 were  $887,000  and  $186,000,
     respectively. This credit facility was paid off in 1998.

8.   LONG-TERM DEBT

     Long-term debt consists of the following:

<TABLE>
                                                                           1997          1996
                                                                      --------------  --------------
                                                                              (IN THOUSANDS)

     Loan from shareholder, interest at 10% per annum due in
<S>                                                                   <C>             <C>           
       1998 (See Note 11)                                             $      122      $            -
     Mortgage note payable in monthly installments of $2,784,
       including interest at 11% per annum through 1998, with a
       principal payment of $269,485 due in 1998, secured by land
       and building                                                          273                 276
     Mortgage note payable in monthly installments of $6,730,
       including interest at 8.15% per annum through 2003, with a
       principal payment of $366,900 due in 2003, secured by land
       and building (Note 7)                                                 566                 598
     Mortgage note payable, including interest at 10% per annum
       due in 1998, secured by land and building                             210                 210
     Capitalized lease equipment with variable monthly installments,
       including interest at 11.5% per annum through 2000, secured
       by equipment                                                           75                  74
     Other                                                                    58                   -
                                                                      ----------      --------------
                                                                           1,304               1,158
     Less portion due within one year                                        731                  51
                                                                      ----------      --------------
                                                                      $      573      $        1,107
                                                                      ==========      ==============
</TABLE>

                                      F-14
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


8.   LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)

     Maturities on long-term debt are summarized as follows at December 31, 1997
     (in thousands):

     YEAR ENDING
     DECEMBER 31,
     ------------

        1998                             $     731
        1999                                    57
        2000                                    60
        2001                                    51
        2002                                    49
     Thereafter                                356
                                          --------
                                         $   1,304
                                          ========

9.   SAVINGS PLAN

     On April 1, 1990, the Company established a Section 401(k) employee savings
     plan for the benefit of its eligible  employees.  All employees 21 years of
     age or older  become  eligible  to  participate  in the  savings  plan upon
     completion  of 1,000 hours of service in any  consecutive  12-month  period
     following  the  initial  date  of  employment.  Employees  covered  under a
     co-employer (PEO) contract receive credit for prior employment with the PEO
     client for  purposes  of meeting  savings  plan  service  eligibility.  The
     determination  of Company  contributions to the plan, if any, is subject to
     the sole  discretion  of the  Company.  Participants'  interests in Company
     contributions  to  the  plan  vest  over  a  seven-year   period.   Company
     contributions  to the plan were  $111,000,  $134,000  and  $142,000 for the
     years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

     Recent  attention  has been placed by the  Internal  Revenue  Service  (the
     "IRS") and the staff leasing industry on IRC Section 401(k) plans sponsored
     by staff leasing companies. As such, the tax-exempt status of the Company's
     plan is subject to  continuing  scrutiny and approval by the IRS and to the
     Company's  ability to support  to the IRS the  Company's  employer-employee
     relationship with leased employees. In the event the tax-exempt status were
     to be discontinued and the plan were to be disqualified,  the operations of
     the Company could be adversely  affected.  The Company has not recorded any
     provision  for this  potential  contingency,  as the  Company and its legal
     counsel cannot presently estimate either the likelihood of disqualification
     or the resulting range of loss, if any.


                                      F-15
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


10.  COMMITMENTS

     LEASE COMMITMENTS
     The Company  leases its branch  offices under  operating  lease  agreements
     which require minimum annual payments as follows (in thousands):

         YEAR ENDING
         DECEMBER 31,
     ------------------

            1998                                          $    920
            1999                                               701
            2000                                               455
            2001                                               229
            2002                                                81
                                                          --------
                                                          $  2,386
                                                          ========

     Rent  expense  for the years ended  December  31,  1997,  1996 and 1995 was
     approximately $1,188,000, $848,000 and $680,000, respectively.


11.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     During 1997,  1996 and 1995, the Company  recorded  revenues of $4,047,000,
     $4,086,000  and   $3,753,000,   respectively,   and  cost  of  revenues  of
     $3,719,000, $3,768,000 and $3,408,000, respectively, for providing services
     to a company of which a then  director  of the Company  was  president  and
     majority  stockholder.  At December  31,  1997 and 1996,  Barrett had trade
     receivables from this company of $188,000 and $126,000, respectively.

     At December 31, 1993,  the  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the
     Company,  pursuant  to the  approval  of a  majority  of the  disinterested
     outside  directors,  agreed  to  personally  guarantee,  at no  cost to the
     Company,  the  repayment  of  a  $111,000  receivable  from  an  unrelated,
     insolvent customer.  During 1995,  pursuant to this agreement,  the Company
     exercised  its right to the personal  guarantee  provided by the  Company's
     Chief  Executive   Officer.   Accordingly,   the  Chief  Executive  Officer
     surrendered to the Company 7,400 shares of common stock of Barrett Business
     Services,  Inc.,  with a then-fair  market  value of $111,000 or $15.00 per
     share, in satisfaction of the guarantee.  The Company  subsequently retired
     the shares and the par value of the shares was  reclassified  to additional
     paid-in capital.  The  uncollectible  account was included in the Company's
     provisions for doubtful accounts during 1993 and 1994.

     On December 31, 1997,  the Company  took a loan from a  shareholder  in the
     amount of $122,100.  The note bears interest at 10% per annum and is due in
     1998.

                                      F-16
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


12.  INCOME TAXES

     The provisions for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
                                                        YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                   1997          1996          1995
                                                  -------       -------       -------

       Current:
<S>                                               <C>           <C>           <C>    
        Federal                                   $ 2,566       $ 2,692       $ 2,114
        State                                         503           479           475
                                                  -------       -------       -------
                                                    3,069         3,171         2,589


       Deferred:
        Federal                                      (600)         (348)          (19)
        State                                        (127)          (74)           (4)
                                                  -------       -------       -------
                                                     (727)         (422)          (23)
                                                  -------       -------       -------
       Total provision                            $ 2,342       $ 2,749       $ 2,566
                                                  =======       =======       =======
</TABLE>


     Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following components
(in thousands):

<TABLE>
                                                                1997           1996

<S>                                                            <C>            <C>    
       Accrued workers' compensation claim liabilities         $ 1,469        $ 1,113
       Allowance for doubtful accounts                             236             10
       Tax depreciation in excess of book depreciation            (165)          (154)
       Safety incentives                                           276            281
       Amortization of intangibles                                 110             29
       State unemployment tax accrual                              160             80
                                                               -------        -------
                                                               $ 2,086        $ 1,359
                                                               =======        =======
</TABLE>

     The effective tax rate  differed from the U.S.  statutory  federal tax rate
due to the following:

<TABLE>
                                                                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                              1997             1996             1995
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>              <C>  
       Statutory federal tax rate                             34.0%            34.0%            34.0%
       State taxes, net of federal benefit                     3.5              3.5              4.6
       Nondeductible amortization of intangibles               1.3               .1               .1
       Federal tax-exempt interest income                     (1.0)            (1.4)            (1.3)
       Other, net                                               .1              (.6)              .6
                                                          ------------     ------------     -------------
                                                              37.9%            35.6%            38.0%
                                                          ============     ============     =============
</TABLE>

     During  1997,  the  Company  recognized  a State of  Oregon  tax  credit of
     approximately  $121,000  related  to the 1996 tax year.  During  1996,  the
     Company  recognized a State of Oregon  surplus tax refund of  approximately
     $145,000 related to tax years 1993 through 1995.

                                      F-17
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


13.  REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK AND NONREDEEMABLE STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

     REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK
     As part of the 1996  acquisition of  StaffAmerica  discussed in Note 2, the
     Company  granted "put  rights" to certain  shareholders  that  required the
     Company to redeem 159,154 shares of its common stock at a redemption  price
     of $17.75 per share for a total of $2,824,984 on April 11, 1997.

     At  December  31,  1996,  the  shares of common  stock  subject to the "put
     rights" are  presented in the  accompanying  balance  sheets as  redeemable
     common  stock.  Such shares were  recorded at their fair market value as of
     the date of  acquisition.  Such  fair  market  value  equaled  the  maximum
     redemption amount.


14.  STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

     As of March 1, 1993, the Company adopted the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (the
     "Plan") which provides for stock-based  awards to the Company's  employees,
     non-employee directors, and outside consultants or advisors.  Effective May
     14, 1997, the Company's  stockholders approved an increase in the number of
     shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan from 800,000 to
     1,300,000.

     The options generally become exercisable in four equal annual  installments
     beginning one year after the date of grant,  and expire ten years after the
     date of  grant.  Under the terms of the  Plan,  the  exercise  price of the
     options must be not less than the fair market value of the Company's  stock
     on the date of grant.  The number of  options  and the price per share have
     been restated to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split effective May 23, 1994.

     In connection  with its initial public offering in 1993, the Company issued
     200,000  warrants to its  underwriters and related parties for the purchase
     of shares of the Company's common stock exercisable in whole at any time or
     in part  from time to time  commencing  June 11,  1994 at $4.20 per  share,
     after giving effect to the 2-for-1 stock split. A total of 170,000 warrants
     have been exercised through December 31, 1997 for proceeds of $714,000. The
     remaining unexercised warrants expire on June 10, 1998.

                                      F-18
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


14.  STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (CONTINUED)

     A summary of the status of the Company's  stock option plan at December 31,
     1997,  1996 and 1995,  together with changes during the periods then ended,
     is presented below.

<TABLE>
                                                                                            WEIGHTED
                                                                                            AVERAGE
                                                                                            EXERCISE
                                                                           OPTIONS           PRICE
                                                                      ---------------    ---------------

<S>                                                                          <C>              <C>      
       Outstanding at December 31, 1994                                      306,575          $    7.36
       Options granted at market price                                       151,500              14.31
       Options granted above market price                                     70,000              16.36
       Options exercised                                                     (13,950)              6.19
       Options canceled or expired                                           (17,500)              7.52
                                                                      --------------

       Outstanding at December 31, 1995                                      496,625              10.78
       Options granted at market price                                       137,498              16.63
       Options exercised                                                     (83,625)              6.77
       Options canceled or expired                                           (58,500)             17.70
                                                                      --------------

       Outstanding at December 31, 1996                                      491,998              12.27
       Options granted at market price                                       219,871              14.54
       Options exercised                                                     (77,375)              9.46
       Options canceled or expired                                           (39,375)             13.87
                                                                      --------------
       Outstanding at December 31, 1997                                      595,119              13.50
                                                                      ==============
       Available for grant at December 31, 1997                              503,756
                                                                      ==============
</TABLE>


     The  Company  applies  APB  Opinion  25  and  related   interpretations  in
     accounting  for the Plan.  Accordingly,  no  compensation  expense has been
     recognized for its stock option grants.  Had  compensation  expense for the
     Company's  stock-based  compensation plan been determined based on the fair
     market value at the grant date for awards under the Plan,  consistent  with
     the method of  Statement  of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 123, the
     Company's  net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the
     pro forma amounts indicated below:

<TABLE>
                                                        1997           1996            1995
                                                       -------         -------       -------

       (in thousands, except per share amounts)
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>           <C>    
       Net income, as reported                         $ 3,845         $ 4,968       $ 4,188
       Net income, pro forma                             3,364           4,596         3,927
       Basic earnings per share, as reported               .50             .65           .57
       Basic earnings per share, pro forma                 .43             .59           .53
       Diluted earnings per share, as reported             .49             .64           .55
       Diluted earnings per share, pro forma               .42             .58           .51
</TABLE>


                                      F-19
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


14. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (CONTINUED)

     The effects of applying SFAS No. 123 for  providing  pro forma  disclosures
     for 1997, 1996 and 1995 are not likely to be  representative of the effects
     on reported net income for future years,  because options vest over several
     years and additional awards generally are made each year.

     The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using
     the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the following weighted-average
     assumptions used for grants in 1997, 1996 and 1995:

<TABLE>
                                                         1997          1996         1995
                                                         ----          ----         ----

<S>                                                      <C>           <C>           <C>  
       Expected volatility                                 42%           41%           41%
       Risk free rate of return                          6.25%         6.10%         6.10%
       Expected dividend yield                              0%            0%            0%
       Expected life (years)                              7.5           7.0           7.0
</TABLE>

     Total fair value of options  granted  at market  price was  computed  to be
     $1,809,662,  $1,227,834  and  $1,165,925  for the years ended  December 31,
     1997, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Total fair value of options granted at
     110% above  market  price was  computed to be  $531,300  for the year ended
     December 31, 1995. Such options were granted to the chief executive officer
     in 1995. The weighted  average value of options  granted in 1997,  1996 and
     1995 was $8.23, $8.93 and $5.26, respectively.

     The following table summarizes  information about stock options outstanding
     at December 31, 1997:

<TABLE>
                                     OPTIONS OUTSTANDING                                            OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
            -------------------------------------------------------------------------        ----------------------------------
                                                                         WEIGHTED
                                                                          AVERAGE              EXERCISABLE           WEIGHTED
             EXERCISE                                  WEIGHTED          REMAINING                  AT               AVERAGE
               PRICE                 NUMBER             AVERAGE         CONTRACTUAL            DECEMBER 31,          EXERCISE 
               RANGE               OF SHARES             PRICE              LIFE                   1997               PRICE
            ----------------      -------------      -------------      -------------        ----------------     -------------
<S>       <C>                          <C>               <C>                     <C>                  <C>              <C>    
          $            3.50             33,000           $   3.50                5.4                  33,000           $  3.50
             8.75 -    9.50             66,250               9.42                6.1                  35,750              9.35
            10.75 -   12.07             83,860              11.69                8.8                  20,000             11.00
            13.37 -   14.88            202,000              14.39                8.4                  49,500             14.40
            15.00 -   18.69            210,009              16.22                6.7                  73,708             15.80
</TABLE>

     At  December  31,  1997,  1996 and 1995,  211,958,  126,500 and 82,875 were
     exercisable  at  weighted  average  exercise  prices of $12.02,  $10.80 and
     $7.04, respectively.


15. LITIGATION

     The Company is subject to legal  proceedings  and claims which arise in the
     ordinary course of its business.  In the opinion of management,  the amount
     of ultimate  liability  with  respect to  currently  pending or  threatened
     actions is not  expected to  materially  affect the  financial  position or
     results of operations of the Company.


                                      F-20
<PAGE>


BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



16.  QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
                                             FIRST           SECOND           THIRD          FOURTH
                                            QUARTER          QUARTER         QUARTER         QUARTER
                                         --------------   --------------  ---------------  --------------
                                                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
       Year ended December 31, 1995
<S>                                           <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>     
        Revenues                              $ 42,152         $ 47,841         $ 53,286        $ 49,638
        Cost of revenues                        38,294           42,417           46,404          43,224
        Net income                                 361            1,056            1,530           1,241
        Basic earnings per share                   .05              .14              .21             .17
        Diluted earnings per share                 .05              .14              .20             .16

       Year ended December 31, 1996
        Revenues                                46,502           55,902           64,694          64,854
        Cost of revenues                        40,987           49,146           57,438          57,702
        Net income                                 816            1,287            1,639           1,226
        Basic earnings per share                   .11              .17              .21             .16
        Diluted earnings per share                 .11              .16              .21             .16

       Year ended December 31, 1997
        Revenues                                67,011           75,660           85,995          76,865
        Cost of revenues                        60,296           67,686           77,258          68,877
        Net income                                 823            1,254              976             792
        Basic earnings per share                   .11              .16              .13             .10
        Diluted earnings per share                 .10              .16              .13             .10
</TABLE>


                                      F-21
<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


2       Acquisition  and  Merger  Agreement  dated  June  29,  1998,  among  the
        registrant, Western Industrial Management, Inc., Catch 55, Inc., and the
        other parties listed therein.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to
        the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 29, 1998.

3.1     Charter of the  registrant,  as amended.  Incorporated  by  reference to
        Exhibit  3 to the  registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for the
        quarter ended June 30, 1994.

3.2     Bylaws of the  registrant,  as amended.  Incorporated  by  reference  to
        Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
        ended December 31, 1996.

4.1     Loan Agreement  between the registrant and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated
        May  30,  1997.   Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  to  the
        registrant's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended June
        30, 1997.

               The registrant has incurred other  long-term  indebtedness  as to
               which  the  amount  involved  is  less  than  10  percent  of the
               registrant's  total  assets.  The  registrant  agrees to  furnish
               copies of the  instruments  relating to such  indebtedness to the
               Commission upon request.

10      Executive  Compensation  Plans and  Arrangements  and  Other  Management
        Contracts.

10.1    1993 Stock Incentive Plan of the registrant as amended.  Incorporated by
        reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
        for the year ended December 31, 1996.

10.2    Form of Indemnification  Agreement with each director of the registrant.
        Incorporated   by  reference   to  Exhibit  10.8  to  the   registrant's
        Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-61804).

10.3*   Deferred Compensation Plan for Management Employees of the registrant.

11      Statement of calculation of Basic and Diluted shares outstanding.

23      Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants.

24*     Power of attorney of certain officers and directors.

27.1    Restated Financial Data Schedule, fiscal year end 1997.

27.2*   Financial Data Schedules,  fiscal year ends 1995 and 1996 and Qtrs. 1, 2
        and 3 of 1996.

27.3    Restated Financial Data Schedules, Qtrs. 1, 2 and 3 of 1997.

27.4    Restated Financial Data Schedules, fiscal year ends 1995 and 1996.

* Previously filed


                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                        RESTATED STATEMENT OF CALCULATION
                     OF BASIC AND DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING



<TABLE>
                                                                               Year
                                                                               Ended
                                                                           Dec. 31, 1997
                                                                           --------------


<S>                                                                            <C>      
     Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding                       7,645,523

       Stock option plan shares to be issued at prices
             ranging from $3.50 to $18.00 per share                              532,615

       Warrant issues at a price of $4.20 per share                               47,308

       Less:  Assumed purchase at average market price
                   during the period using proceeds received
                   upon exercise of options and purchase of
                   stock, and using tax benefits of compensation
                   due to premature dispositions                                (445,327)
                                                                           --------------

     Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding                     7,780,119
                                                                           ==============
</TABLE>





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-71792,  33-55117, 33-52871 and 333-33487) and in
the Prospecti constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos.
33-62979,  333-07751 and 333-24449) of Barrett  Business  Services,  Inc. of our
report dated August 20, 1998 appearing on page F-1 of this Form 10-K/A.





/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Portland, Oregon
August 20, 1998


<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
     Company's  balance  sheets and related  statements  of  operations  for the
     period  ended  December  31,  1997  and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by
     reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                1,000
<RESTATED>                                       
                                                 
<S>                             <C>              
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS           
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                     DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                        JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<CASH>                                      3,489
<SECURITIES>                                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                              21,051
<ALLOWANCES>                                    0
<INVENTORY>                                     0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                           27,807
<PP&E>                                      4,574
<DEPRECIATION>                                  0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             50,815
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                      17,415
<BONDS>                                       573
                           0
                                     0
<COMMON>                                       76
<OTHER-SE>                                 30,155
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               50,815
<SALES>                                         0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                          305,531
<CGS>                                           0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                             274,117
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                            247
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             6,187
<INCOME-TAX>                                2,342
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                         3,845
<DISCONTINUED>                                  0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                 0
<CHANGES>                                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                3,845
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                0.50
<EPS-DILUTED>                                0.49
                                                 


</TABLE>
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
     Company's  balance  sheets and related  statements  of  operations  for the
     periods  ended March 31, 1997,  June 30, 1997 and September 30, 1997 and is
     qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>

<MULTIPLIER>                       1,000         1,000         1,000
<RESTATED>                                                          
                                                                    
<S>                          <C>           <C>           <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                3-MOS         6-MOS         9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>            DEC-31-1997   DEC-31-1997   DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>               JAN-01-1997   JAN-01-1997   JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                 MAR-31-1997   JUN-30-1997   SEP-30-1997
<CASH>                             1,529           385         1,753
<SECURITIES>                           0             0             0
<RECEIVABLES>                     22,602        23,904        25,855
<ALLOWANCES>                           0             0             0
<INVENTORY>                            0             0             0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                  27,114        27,470        30,815
<PP&E>                             3,518         3,951         4,349
<DEPRECIATION>                         0             0             0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                    49,439        50,517        53,929
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>             16,036        18,527        21,052
<BONDS>                            1,117           966           859
                  0             0             0
                            0             0             0
<COMMON>                              76            76            76
<OTHER-SE>                        26,881        28,387        29,363
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>      49,439        50,517        53,929
<SALES>                                0             0             0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                  67,011       142,671       228,666
<CGS>                                  0             0             0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                     60,296       127,892       205,240
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                       0             0             0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                       0             0             0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    45           107           189
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    1,337         3,410         4,898
<INCOME-TAX>                         514         1,333         1,845
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                  823         2,077         3,053
<DISCONTINUED>                         0             0             0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                        0             0             0
<CHANGES>                              0             0             0
<NET-INCOME>                         823         2,077         3,053
<EPS-PRIMARY>                       0.11          0.27          0.40
<EPS-DILUTED>                       0.10          0.27          0.39
                                                      


</TABLE>
WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
     Company's  balance  sheets and related  statements  of  operations  for the
     periods  ended  December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1996 and is qualified in
     its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                1,000                        1,000
<RESTATED>                                                                    
                                                                              
<S>                             <C>                           <C>             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS                        12-MOS          
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                     DEC-31-1995                  DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                        JAN-01-1995                  JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                          DEC-31-1995                  DEC-31-1996
<CASH>                                      3,116                        1,623
<SECURITIES>                                    0                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                              14,277                       20,173
<ALLOWANCES>                                    0                            0
<INVENTORY>                                     0                            0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                           18,826                       24,488
<PP&E>                                      2,286                        3,436
<DEPRECIATION>                                  0                            0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             32,450                       44,063
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                      10,439                       12,999
<BONDS>                                       875                        1,107
                           0                            0
                                     0                            0
<COMMON>                                       75                           75
<OTHER-SE>                                 20,064                       25,554
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               32,450                       44,063
<SALES>                                         0                            0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                          192,917                      231,952
<CGS>                                           0                            0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                             170,339                      205,273
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                0                            0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                0                            0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                            154                          122
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             6,754                        7,717
<INCOME-TAX>                                2,566                        2,749
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                         4,188                        4,968
<DISCONTINUED>                                  0                            0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                 0                            0
<CHANGES>                                       0                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                4,188                        4,968
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                0.57                         0.65
<EPS-DILUTED>                                0.55                         0.64
                                                            


</TABLE>


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