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


                                   FORM 10-Q/A


                               Amendment No. 1 to

                   [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
                 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1998

                           Commission File No. 0-21886


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

                  Maryland                                   52-0812977

       (State or other jurisdiction of                      (IRS Employer
       incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

           4724 SW Macadam Avenue
              Portland, Oregon                                  97201

  (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

                                 (503) 220-0988

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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  report),  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

              Yes [ X ]           No [   ]

Number of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value,  outstanding at April 30, 1998
was 7,675,455 shares.


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                          Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q
                      for the Quarter Ended March 31, 1998

                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                                      INDEX

<TABLE>
                                                                                        Page
                                                                                        ----

Part I - Financial Information

       Item 1.       Financial Statements

<S>                  <C>                                                              <C>
                     Balance Sheets - March 31, 1998 and
                     December 31, 1997..................................................3

                     Statements of Operations - Three Months
                     Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997......................................4

                     Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months
                     Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997......................................5

                     Notes to Financial Statements......................................6

       Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                     Financial Condition and Results of
                     Operations........................................................10

Part II - Other Information

       Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................................16

Signatures           ..................................................................17

Exhibit Index        ..................................................................18
</TABLE>

Note:  Items 1 and 2 of Part I and  Exhibits  11 and 27 to this report have been
amended to include  restated  financial  statements  for the three  months ended
March  31,  1998 and  1997,  giving  effect to the  registrant's  merger  with a
staffing services company headquartered in San Bernardino,  California,  on June
29, 1998.

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<PAGE>


                         PART I - Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                                 Balance Sheets
                                   (Unaudited)
                        (In thousands, except par value)

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                    <C>                  <C>
                                                                       March 31,            December 31,
                                                                         1998                   1997
                                                                       ---------            ------------
         Assets

Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                                           $ 3,455                $ 3,439
   Trade accounts receivable, net                                       22,215                 21,051
   Prepaid expenses and other                                            1,755                  1,231
   Deferred tax assets (Note 2)                                          2,162                  2,086
                                                                        ------                 ------
     Total current assets                                               29,587                 27,807
Intangibles, net                                                        11,782                 12,133
Property and equipment, net                                              4,807                  4,574
Restricted marketable securities and
 workers' compensation deposits                                          6,013                  6,095
Other assets                                                               410                    206
                                                                        ------                 ------
                                                                       $52,599                $50,815
                                                                        ======                 ======

         Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
   Current portion of long-term debt                                     $ 784                  $ 731
   Line of credit payable                                                  771                    887
   Income taxes payable (Note 2)                                           119                      -
   Accounts payable                                                      1,148                  1,136
   Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and
    related benefits                                                    11,210                 10,034
   Accrued workers' compensation claim
    liabilities                                                          3,094                  3,140
   Customer safety incentives payable                                    1,070                  1,073
   Other accrued liabilities                                               478                    414
                                                                        ------                 ------
     Total current liabilities                                          18,674                 17,415
Long-term debt, net of current portion                                     560                    573
Customer deposits                                                          882                    934
Long-term workers' compensation liabilities                                728                    632
Other long-term liabilities                                              1,112                  1,030
                                                                        ------                 ------
                                                                        21,956                 20,584
                                                                        ------                 ------
Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
   Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,500 shares
    authorized, 7,642 and 7,638 shares issued
    and outstanding, respectively                                           76                     76
   Additional paid-in capital                                           11,785                 11,760
   Retained earnings                                                    18,782                 18,395
                                                                        ------                 ------
                                                                        30,643                 30,231
                                                                        ------                 ------
                                                                       $52,599                $50,815
                                                                        ======                 ======
</TABLE>


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

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                              BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                                  Statements of Operations
                                        (Unaudited)
                          (In thousands, except per share amounts)


<TABLE>
                                                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                                                          March 31,
                                                                                 ---------------------------
                                                                                 1998                 1997
                                                                                 ------               ------

Revenues:
<S>                                                                             <C>                  <C>    
     Staffing services                                                          $40,304              $36,749
     Professional employer services                                              28,937               30,262
                                                                                 ------               ------
                                                                                 69,241               67,011
                                                                                 ------               ------
Cost of revenues:
     Direct payroll costs                                                        53,667               51,438
     Payroll taxes and benefits                                                   6,440                6,484
     Workers' compensation                                                        1,996                2,051
     Safety incentives                                                              364                  323
                                                                                 ------               ------
                                                                                 62,467               60,296
                                                                                 ------               ------

Gross margin                                                                      6,774                6,715

Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                                                         5,816                5,109
Amortization of intangibles                                                         353                  327
                                                                                 ------               ------

Income from operations                                                              605                1,279

Other income (expense):
     Interest expense                                                               (57)                 (45)
     Interest income                                                                125                  103
     Other, net                                                                       1                    -
                                                                                 ------               ------
                                                                                     69                   58
                                                                                 ------               ------

Income before provision for income taxes                                            674                1,337
Provision for income taxes                                                          287                  514
                                                                                 ------               ------

Net income                                                                        $ 387                $ 823
                                                                                 ======               ======

Basic earnings per share (Note 4)                                                 $ .05                $ .11
                                                                                 ======               ======

Weighted average number of basic
 shares outstanding                                                               7,639                7,695
                                                                                 ======               ======

Diluted earnings per share (Note 4)                                               $ .05                $ .10
                                                                                 ======               ======

Weighted average number of diluted
 shares outstanding                                                               7,693                7,892
                                                                                 ======               ======
</TABLE>




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

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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                            Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)

<TABLE>
                                                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                                                            March 31,
                                                                                    -----------------------
                                                                                     1998             1997
                                                                                    -------         -------

Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                                <C>             <C>     
     Net income                                                                    $    387        $    823
     Reconciliation of net income to cash
      from operations:
         Depreciation and amortization                                                  467             424
     Changes in certain assets and liabilities,
      net of acquisition:
         Trade accounts receivable, net                                              (1,164)         (1,883)
         Note receivable                                                                  -             324
         Prepaid expenses and other                                                    (524)           (431)
         Deferred tax asset                                                             (76)           (104)
         Accounts payable                                                                12             (30)
         Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related
          benefits                                                                    1,176           2,050
         Accrued workers' compensation claims
          liabilities                                                                   (46)            183
         Customer safety incentives payable                                              (3)             14
         Income taxes payable                                                           119             507
         Other accrued liabilities and other assets                                    (140)           (214)
         Customer deposits and long-term workers'
          compensation liabilities                                                       44              (4)
         Other long-term liabilities                                                     82               5
                                                                                    -------         -------
     Net cash provided by operating activities                                          334           1,664
                                                                                    -------         -------

Cash flows from investing activities:
         Cash paid for acquisition, including other
          direct costs                                                                    -          (2,095)
         Purchases of fixed assets, net of amounts
          purchased in acquisition                                                     (349)           (106)
         Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities                            2,839           1,556
         Purchases of marketable securities                                          (2,757)         (1,548)
                                                                                    -------         -------
     Net cash used in investing activities                                             (267)         (2,193)
                                                                                    -------         -------

Cash flows from financing activities:
         Payment of credit line assumed in acquisition                                    -            (401)
         Net (payments on) proceeds from credit-line borrowings                        (116)            272
         Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                        62              74
         Payments on long-term debt                                                     (22)            (15)
         Proceeds from exercise of stock
          options and warrants                                                           25             505
                                                                                    -------         -------
     Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                (51)            435
                                                                                    -------         -------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                     16             (94)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                        3,439           1,623
                                                                                    -------         -------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                           $  3,455        $  1,529
                                                                                    =======         =======

Supplemental schedule of noncash activities:
     Acquisition of other business:
         Cost of acquisition in excess of fair market
          value of net assets acquired                                                    -         $ 3,030
         Tangible assets acquired                                                         -             672
         Liabilities issued or assumed                                                    -           1,607
</TABLE>

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

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<PAGE>


                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                          Notes to Financial Statements

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION OF INTERIM PERIOD STATEMENTS:

              On June 29, 1998, Barrett Business Services,  Inc. (the "Company")
completed  its merger  with  Western  Industrial  Management,  Inc.,  and with a
related  company,  Catch 55,  Inc.,  (together,  "WIMI").  The  transaction  was
accounted for as a pooling-of-interests  pursuant to Accounting Principles Board
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 to the  Company's  financial  statements  included  in its
Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for the  period  ended  June  30,  1998.  The
accompanying  financial  statements  are  unaudited  and have been  prepared  by
management  pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.  Certain  information  and note  disclosures  typically  included in
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles   have  been  condensed  or  omitted   pursuant  to  such  rules  and
regulations.  In the opinion of management, the financial statements include all
adjustments,  consisting only of normal recurring  adjustments,  necessary for a
fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The preparation
of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts  reported in the financial  statements and  accompanying  notes.  Actual
results may differ from such estimates and assumptions. The financial statements
should be read in conjunction  with the audited  financial  statements and notes
thereto included in the Company's 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A,  as amended
by Amendment  No. 1, at pages F1-F21.  The results of operations  for an interim
period are not  necessarily  indicative of the results of operations  for a full
year.

              Certain prior year amounts have been  reclassified to conform with
the 1998 presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on gross margin, net
income or stockholders' equity.

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NOTE 2 - PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES:

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

<TABLE>
                                                               March 31, 1998             December 31, 1997
                                                               --------------             -----------------
<S>                                                               <C>                           <C>   
Accrued workers' compensation claims
     liabilities                                                  $1,489                        $1,469

Allowance for doubtful accounts                                      236                           236

Tax depreciation in excess of book
     depreciation                                                   (161)                         (165)

Safety incentives                                                    308                           276

Book amortization of intangibles in excess
     of tax amortization                                             130                           110

State unemployment tax accrual                                       160                           160
                                                                   -----                         -----

                                                                  $2,162                        $2,086
                                                                   =====                         =====
</TABLE>


       The  provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 1998
and 1997, is as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
                                                                   Three Months             Three Months
                                                                       Ended                    Ended
                                                                  March 31, 1998           March 31, 1997
                                                                  --------------           --------------

Current:
<S>                                                                   <C>                        <C>  
     Federal                                                          $ 293                      $ 499
     State                                                               70                        119
                                                                       ----                       ----
                                                                        363                        618
Deferred:
     Federal                                                            (67)                       (86)
     State                                                               (9)                       (18)
                                                                       ----                       ----
                                                                        (76)                      (104)
                                                                       ----                       ----

         Provision for income taxes                                   $ 287                      $ 514
                                                                       ====                       ====
</TABLE>


NOTE 3 - STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN:

       In 1993,  the Company  adopted a stock  incentive plan (the "Plan") which
provides  for  stock-based  awards to the  Company's  employees,  directors  and
outside  consultants or advisers.  The number of shares of common stock reserved
for issuance under the Plan is 1,300,000.


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<PAGE>


The following table summarizes options granted under the Plan in 1998:

Outstanding at December 31, 1997            595,119         $  3.50 to $18.00

Options granted                              50,331         $  4.60 to $11.44
Options exercised                            (3,750)        $  3.50 to $ 9.50
Options canceled or expired                 (54,071)        $ 11.44 to $17.94
                                            -------

Outstanding at March 31, 1998               587,629         $  3.50 to $18.00
                                            =======

Exercisable at March 31, 1998               276,855
                                            =======

Available for grant at
     March 31, 1998                         507,496
                                            =======

       The options  listed in the table  generally  become  exercisable  in four
equal annual installments beginning one year after the date of grant.

       Certain  of the  Company's  zone  and  branch  management  employees  had
previously  elected to receive a portion  of their  quarterly  cash bonus in the
form of  nonqualified  deferred  compensation  stock  options.  Such options are
awarded at a sixty  percent  discount  from the  then-fair  market  value of the
Company's  stock and are fully vested and immediately  exerciseable  upon grant.
The amount of the grantee's  deferred  compensation  (discount  from fair market
value) is subject to market risk.  During the first quarter of 1998, the Company
awarded  deferred  compensation  stock  options for 7,735  shares at an exercise
price of $4.60 per share.


NOTE 4 - NET INCOME PER SHARE:

       The Company adopted Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 128,
"Earnings  per  Share,"  for the year  ended  December  31,  1997.  SFAS No. 128
requires disclosure of basic and diluted earnings per share. The 1997 period has
been  restated to reflect the adoption of SFAS No. 128 and to give effect to the
WIMI merger, which was accounted for as a  pooling-of-interests.  Basic earnings
per share are computed  based on the weighted  average  number of common  shares
outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential
effects of the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants.

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<PAGE>


NOTE 5 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

       Effective  April 13, 1998,  the Company  acquired  certain assets of BOLT
Staffing  Service,  Inc., a provider of staffing  services located in Pocatello,
Idaho. BOLT Staffing had revenues of approximately $2.4 million  (unaudited) for
the year ended  December  31, 1997.  The Company  paid  $675,000 in cash for the
assets,  assumed a $6,000  office lease  liability  and  incurred  approximately
$5,000 in acquisition related costs. The transaction was accounted for under the
purchase method of accounting,  which resulted in $670,000 of intangible  assets
and $10,000 of fixed assets.

       On April 15, 1998, the Company announced that it had reached an agreement
in principle  to acquire  Western  Industrial  Management,  Inc.,  pursuant to a
stock-for-stock    merger.    The   transaction   was   accounted   for   as   a
pooling-of-interests.  The transaction was valued at approximately $10.7 million
and the Company  issued  894,642  shares of its common stock in exchange for all
the stock of  Western.  The  acquisition  closed on June 29,  1998.  Western,  a
privately-held  staffing  services  company  headquartered  in  San  Bernardino,
California,  operates  six branch  offices  in  Southern  California.  Western's
revenues for the year ended December 31, 1997 were  approximately  $24.5 million
(unaudited).

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<PAGE>


Item 2.       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

       As  more  fully  described  above  in Note 1 to the  Company's  financial
statements, the financial statements have been restated for all prior periods to
give  effect to the  merger  with  WIMI.  The  following  table  sets  forth the
percentages  of total  revenues  represented  by selected items in the Company's
Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997.

<TABLE>
                                                                 Percentage of
                                                                 Total Revenues
                                                               Three Months Ended
                                                                    March 31,
                                                             ----------------------
                                                              1998             1997
                                                             ------           -----
Revenues:
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>  
     Staffing services                                         58.2%            54.8%
     Professional employer services                            41.8             45.2
                                                              -----            -----
         Total revenues                                       100.0            100.0
                                                              -----            -----

Cost of revenues:
     Direct payroll costs                                      77.5             76.8
     Payroll taxes and benefits                                 9.3              9.7
     Workers' compensation                                      2.9              3.0
     Safety incentives                                          0.5              0.5
                                                              -----            -----
         Total cost of revenues                                90.2             90.0
                                                              -----            -----

Gross margin                                                    9.8             10.0
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                                       8.4              7.6
Amortization of intangibles                                     0.5              0.5
                                                              -----            -----
Income from operations                                          0.9              1.9
Other income (expense)                                          0.1              0.1
                                                              -----            -----
Pretax income                                                   1.0              2.0
Provision for income taxes                                      0.4              0.8
                                                              -----            -----
Net income                                                      0.6%             1.2%
                                                              =====            =====
</TABLE>


                   Three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

      Net  income  for the first  quarter of 1998 was  $387,000,  a decrease  of
$436,000 from the same period in 1997.  The decrease in net income from 1997 was
attributable  to a lower gross margin  percent owing  primarily to higher direct
payroll  costs,  expressed  as a  percentage  of  revenues,  coupled with higher
selling,  general and  administrative  expenses both in terms of a percentage of
revenues and total dollars.  Basic and diluted  earnings per share for the first
quarter of 1998 were $.05,  as  compared  to $.11 for 

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basic and $.10 for diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 1997.

       Revenues  for the  first  quarter  of 1998  totaled  approximately  $69.2
million,  an  increase  of  approximately  $2.2  million  or 3.3% over the first
quarter of 1997. The  quarter-over-quarter  internal growth rate of revenues was
2.8%. The percentage  increase in total  revenues  exceeded the internal  growth
rate of revenues primarily due to the HR Only acquisition  effective February 1,
1997.

       Staffing services revenue increased  approximately  $3.6 million or 9.7%,
while  professional  employer  services  revenue  decreased  approximately  $1.3
million  or  4.4%,  which  resulted  in a  decrease  in the mix of  professional
employer  (PEO)  services to 41.8% of total  revenues  for the first  quarter of
1998,  as compared to 45.2% for the first  quarter of 1997.  The mix of staffing
services had a corresponding increase from 54.8% of total revenues for the first
quarter of 1997 to 58.2% for the first quarter of 1998.

       The decrease in PEO revenues was primarily concentrated in Oregon and was
largely due to a culling of customers who were (i) not  generating an acceptable
profit,  (ii) a poor credit  risk,  or (iii) not  complying  with the  Company's
workplace safety policies.

       Gross  margin for the first  quarter of 1998 totaled  approximately  $6.8
million, which represented an increase of $59,000 or 0.9% over the first quarter
of 1997.  The gross margin  percent  decreased to 9.8% of revenues for the first
quarter of 1998,  as compared to 10.0% for the same period of 1997.  The decline
in the gross margin percentage was due to higher direct payroll costs, offset in
part by a decrease in payroll taxes and benefits, both in terms of total dollars
and as a  percentage  of  revenues.  The  increase in the  percentage  of direct
payroll  costs from  76.8% for the first  quarter of 1997 to 77.5% for the first
quarter of 1998 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  for the first  quarter  of 1998  totaled
$1,996,000 or 2.9% of revenues  which compares to $2,051,000 or 3.0% of revenues
for the same period in 1997.  Management  believes it has  continued to increase
the Company's  accruals for future  adverse loss  development of open claims and
potential future catastrophic workers' compensation claims.

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<PAGE>


       The  following  table  summarizes   certain   indicators  of  performance
regarding the Company's self-insured workers' compensation program for the first
quarters of 1998 and 1997.

                   Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Profile

                                                            Total Self-Insured
                                 Total Self-Insured       Workers' Comp Expense
       No. of Self-Insured      Workers' Comp Expense        as a % of Total
          Injury Claims            (in thousands)         Self-Insured Payroll
       -------------------      ---------------------     ---------------------
       1998           1997      1998             1997     1998             1997
       ----           ----      ----             ----     ----             ----

Q1     289            321      $1,866          $1,855     3.8%             3.9%

       Selling,  general and administrative  expenses for the 1998 first quarter
amounted to  approximately  $5.8 million,  an increase of $707,000 or 13.8% over
the comparable period in 1997.  Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses,
expressed as a percentage of revenues, increased from 7.6% for the first quarter
of 1997 to 8.4% for the first  quarter of 1998.  The  increase in total  dollars
over 1997 was primarily  attributable  to higher branch  management  payroll and
profit  sharing and related  taxes,  coupled  with a full  quarter of  operating
expenses  from  the HR Only  acquisition.  During  the  first  quarter  of 1998,
management  implemented  specific performance criteria for all branches to align
operating  expenses more closely with growth in gross margin dollars rather than
growth in revenues.

       Amortization of intangibles  totaled  $353,000 or .5% of revenues for the
first  quarter of 1998,  which  compares to $327,000 or .5% of revenues  for the
same period in 1997. The increased  amortization  expense was primarily due to a
full quarter of amortization from the HR Only  acquisition,  which was effective
February 1, 1997.

       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 the  Employee  Retirement
Income  Security Act ("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. In the event the tax exempt
status of the Company's  benefit plans were to be  discontinued  and the benefit

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<PAGE>


plans were to be disqualified, such actions could have a material adverse effect
on the  Company's  business,  financial  condition  and  results of  operations.
Reference  is made to pages 19-20 of the  Company's  1997 Annual  Report on Form
10-K for a more detailed discussion of this issue.

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 in 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 the
current or subsequent quarters.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

       The Company's  cash position of $3,455,000 at March 31, 1998 increased by
$16,000 from December 31, 1997,  which compares to a decrease of $94,000 for the
comparable  period in 1997.  The slight  increase  in cash at March 31,  1998 as
compared to December 31, 1997,  was primarily  attributable  to cash provided by
operating activities, largely offset by additions to fixed assets and repayments
of credit-line borrowings.

       Net cash  provided by  operating  activities  for the three  months ended
March  31,  1998  amounted  to  $334,000,  as  compared  to  $1,664,000  for the
comparable 1997 period. For the 1998 period,  cash flow generated by net income,
together  with an increase of $1,176,000  in accrued  payroll and benefits,  was
offset in part by a $1,164,000 increase in trade accounts receivable.

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       Net cash used in  investing  activities  totaled  $267,000  for the three
months  ended March 31,  1998,  as compared to  $2,193,000  for the similar 1997
period. For the 1998 period, the principal use of cash for investing  activities
was for  purchases  of  fixed  assets  of  $349,000.  For the 1997  period,  the
principal use of cash for investing  activities was the  acquisition of HR Only.
The Company presently has no material long-term capital commitments.

       Net cash used in financing  activities for the  three-month  period ended
March 31, 1998 was  $51,000,  which  compared to $435,000  net cash  provided by
financing  activities  for the similar  1997 period.  For the 1998  period,  the
principal  use of  cash  for  financing  activities  was  for  net  payments  on
credit-line  borrowings,  partially  offset by net  proceeds  from  issuance  of
long-term debt and exercise of employee stock options.

       The Company's  business strategy continues to focus on growth through the
acquisition  of additional  personnel-related  businesses,  both in its existing
markets and other  strategic  geographic  areas,  together with the expansion of
operations  at  existing  offices.  As  disclosed  in  Note 5 to  the  financial
statements  included herein, the Company purchased in April 1998, certain assets
of a staffing services company located in Pocatello, Idaho for $680,000 in cash.
Also as  disclosed  in  Notes  1 and 5  herein,  the  Company  acquired  Western
Industrial  Management,  Inc., a staffing services company  headquartered in San
Bernardino,  California,  in exchange for $519,095 in cash and 894,642 shares of
the  Company's  common stock on June 29,  1998.  The Company  actively  explores
proposals for various  acquisition  opportunities on an ongoing basis, but there
can be no assurance that any additional transactions will be consummated.

       The Company  presently  has an unsecured  $4.0 million  revolving  credit
facility which expires May 31, 1998.  There was no outstanding  balance at March
31, 1998. Management expects that the renewal of such credit facility will be in
an amount and on such terms and  conditions as will be not less  favorable  than
the current credit  arrangement.  Management also believes the funds anticipated
to be generated from  operations,  together with the renewed credit facility and
other  potential  sources of  financing,  will be sufficient in the aggregate to
fund the Company's working capital needs for the foreseeable future.

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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.

Forward-Looking Information
- ---------------------------

       Statements in 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.

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                           Part II - Other Information


Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

       (a)    The  exhibits  filed  herewith  are  listed in the  Exhibit  Index
              following the signature page of this report.

       (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

              Subsequent to quarter end, on April 17, 1998,  the Company filed a
              Current  Report on Form 8-K dated April 13,  1998,  to report that
              the Company had acquired, effective April 13, 1998, certain assets
              of BOLT Staffing Service,  Inc.,  located in Pocatello,  Idaho for
              $675,000 in cash. The Company also reported that it had reached an
              agreement in principle to acquire Western  Industrial  Management,
              Inc., headquartered in San Bernardino, California, in exchange for
              approximately 975,000 shares of the Company's common stock.



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                                   SIGNATURES


       Pursuant to the requirements 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
                                     (Principal Financial Officer)


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
- -------

11     Statement of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Shares Outstanding

27     Financial Data Schedule



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


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                                                                                             Three Months
                                                                                                 Ended
                                                                                           March 31, 1998
                                                                                           --------------


<S>                                                                                           <C>      
     Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding                                      7,638,922
     Stock option plan shares to be issued at prices
        ranging from $3.50 to $18.00 per share                                                  585,026
     Warrants issued at a price of $4.20 per share                                               30,000
     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                                                                      (561,037)
                                                                                              --------- 
     Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding                                    7,692,911
                                                                                              =========
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<LEGEND>

     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
     Company's  balance sheet and related statement of operations for the period
     ended March 31, 1998 and is  qualified in its entirety by reference to such
     financial statements.

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