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


                                    FORM 10-Q


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

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1999

                           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, 1999
was 7,573,289 shares.


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                         BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                                      INDEX

                                                                           Page

Part I - Financial Information

     Item 1.     Financial Statements

                 Balance Sheets - March 31, 1999 and
                 December 31, 1998...........................................3

                 Statements of Operations - Three Months
                 Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998...............................4

                 Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months
                 Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998...............................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...........................18

Signatures       ...........................................................19

Exhibit Index    ...........................................................20


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                         PART I - Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

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

                                                   March 31,        December 31,
                                                     1999              1998 
                                                   ---------         ----------
         Assets

Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                        $ 1,713            $ 4,029
   Trade accounts receivable, net                    23,579             21,907
   Prepaid expenses and other                         1,627              1,103
   Deferred tax assets (Note 3)                       1,841              1,857
                                                     ------              -----
     Total current assets                            28,760             28,896
Intangibles, net                                     14,968             11,508
Property and equipment, net                           5,532              5,184
Restricted marketable securities and
 workers' compensation deposits                       6,184              6,004
Deferred tax assets (Note 3)                            697                552
Other assets                                            964                626
                                                     ------             ------
                                                    $57,105            $52,770
                                                     ======             ======

     Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
   Note payable                                       $ 240                $ -
   Current portion of long-term debt                    115                 61
   Income taxes payable (Note 3)                        488                438
   Accounts payable                                   1,156                948
   Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and
    related benefits                                 13,249              9,246
   Accrued workers' compensation claim
    liabilities                                       2,903              3,244
   Customer safety incentives payable                 1,113              1,173
   Other accrued liabilities                            361                514
                                                     ------             ------
     Total current liabilities                       19,625             15,624
Long-term debt, net of current portion                  541                503
Customer deposits                                       805                829
Long-term workers' compensation liabilities             710                714
Other long-term liabilities                           1,579              1,398
                                                     ------             ------
                                                     23,260             19,068
                                                     ------             ------
Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
   Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,500 shares
    authorized, 7,596 and 7,676 shares issued
    and outstanding, respectively                        76                 77
   Additional paid-in capital                        10,813             11,409
   Retained earnings                                 22,956             22,216
                                                     ------             ------
                                                     33,845             33,702
                                                     ------             ------
                                                    $57,105            $52,770
                                                     ======             ======


         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)


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

                                                            1999          1998
                                                            ----          ----
Revenues:
     Staffing services                                   $ 37,229      $ 40,304
     Professional employer services                        33,786        28,937
                                                           ------        ------
                                                           71,015        69,241
                                                           ------        ------
Cost of revenues:
     Direct payroll costs                                  55,163        53,667
     Payroll taxes and benefits                             6,251         6,440
     Workers' compensation                                  1,969         1,996
     Safety incentives                                        317           364
                                                           ------        ------
                                                           63,700        62,467
                                                           ------        ------

Gross margin                                                7,315         6,774

Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                                   5,710         5,816
Amortization of intangibles                                   374           353
                                                           ------         -----

Income from operations                                      1,231           605

Other income (expense):
     Interest expense                                         (24)          (57)
     Interest income                                           95           125
     Other, net                                                 1             1
                                                           ------         -----
                                                               72            69
                                                           ------         -----

Income before provision for income taxes                    1,303           674
Provision for income taxes (Note 3)                           563           287
                                                           ------         -----

Net income                                               $    740      $    387
                                                           ======        ======

Basic earnings per share                                 $    .10      $    .05
                                                           ======        ======

Weighted average number of basic
 shares outstanding                                         7,666         7,639
                                                           ======        ======

Diluted earnings per share                               $    .10      $    .05
                                                           ======        ======

Weighted average number of diluted
 shares outstanding                                         7,707         7,693
                                                           ======        ======






         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)

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

                                                              1999        1998
                                                              ----        ----
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income                                             $  740       $  387
     Reconciliation of net income to cash from operations:
         Depreciation and amortization                         511          467
     Changes in certain assets and liabilities,
      net of acquisitions:
         Trade accounts receivable, net                       (728)      (1,164)
         Prepaid expenses and other                           (465)        (524)
         Deferred tax assets                                   (21)         (76)
         Accounts payable                                       61           12
         Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and related
          benefits                                           3,842        1,176
         Accrued workers' compensation claims
          liabilities                                         (341)         (46)
         Customer safety incentives payable                    (60)          (3)
         Income taxes payable                                   50          119 
         Other accrued liabilities                            (357)          64
         Customer deposits and long-term workers'
          compensation liabilities and other assets           (344)        (160)
         Other long-term liabilities                           181           82 
                                                             ------       -----
     Net cash provided by operating activities               3,069          334 
                                                             -----        -----

Cash flows from investing activities:
         Cash paid for acquisitions, including other
          direct costs                                      (3,316)           - 
         Purchases of fixed assets, net of amounts
          purchased in acquisitions                           (359)        (349)
         Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities     364        2,839 
         Purchases of marketable securities, net of amounts
          acquired in acquisitions                            (523)      (2,757)
                                                            ------       ------
     Net cash used in investing activities                  (3,834)        (267)
                                                            ------       ------

Cash flows from financing activities:
         Payment of credit line assumed in acquisition      (1,113)           - 
         Payment of note payable assumed in acquisition        (55)           - 
         Net payments on credit-line borrowings                  -         (116)
         Proceeds from issuance of note payable                240            - 
         Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                -           62 
         Payments on long-term debt                            (26)         (22)
         Repurchase of common stock                           (554)           - 
         Payment to shareholder                                (57)           - 
         Proceeds from exercise of stock
          options and warrants                                  14           25
                                                            ------        -----
     Net cash used in financing activities                  (1,551)         (51)
                                                            ------        -----

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents        (2,316)          16

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period               4,029        3,439
                                                            ------       ------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                  $  1,713     $  3,455 
                                                            ======       ======

Supplemental schedule of noncash activities:
     Acquisition of other businesses:
         Cost of acquisitions in excess of fair market
          value of net assets acquired                    $  3,834     $      - 
         Tangible assets acquired                            1,280            - 
         Liabilities issued or assumed                       1,798            - 

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

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                         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.  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 1998
Annual  Report on Form 10-K at pages F1-F22.  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
1999  presentation.  Such  reclassifications  had no impact on gross margin, net
income or stockholders' equity.

NOTE 2 - ACQUISITIONS:

         Effective  January 1, 1999, the Company acquired all of the outstanding
common stock of Temporary  Staffing Systems,  Inc. ("TSS"),  a staffing services
company with eight branch offices in North  Carolina and one in South  Carolina.
The Company paid  $2,000,000  in cash and issued a note payable for $950,000 due
January  31,  2000,  payment  of  which  is  contingent  upon a  minimum  equity
requirement for 1998 and certain  financial  performance  criteria for 1999. The
Company also paid $50,000 in cash for a  noncompete  agreement  with the selling
shareholder.  TSS's  revenues  for the  fiscal  year ended  March 29,  1998 were
approximately  $12.9  million  (audited).   The  transaction,   subject  to  the
resolution of

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the above  contingencies,  has been  accounted for under the purchase  method of
accounting.  The  effect  of  this  transaction  resulted  in the  recording  of
$1,255,000  of tangible  assets,  $393,000 of existing  intangible  assets,  the
assumption of $1,798,000 of  liabilities  and, to date,  the  recognition  of an
additional   $2,251,000  of  intangible  assets,   which  includes  $60,000  for
acquisition-related costs.

         Effective February 15, 1999, the Company acquired certain assets of TPM
Staffing Services,  Inc. ("TPM"), a staffing services company with three offices
in southern  California - Lake Forest,  Santa Ana and Anaheim.  The Company paid
$1,200,000  in  cash  for  the  assets  of TPM  and  the  selling  shareholder's
noncompete  agreement,  of which $240,000 will be deferred for six months. TPM's
revenues for the year ended  December 31, 1998 were  approximately  $5.7 million
(unaudited).  The  transaction  was accounted  for under the purchase  method of
accounting, which resulted in $1,190,000 of intangible assets, including $15,000
for acquisition-related costs, and $25,000 of fixed assets.

NOTE 3 - PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES:

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

                                              March 31, 1999  December 31, 1998
                                              --------------  -----------------
Current:
    Accrued workers' compensation claims
     liabilities                                  $1,100           $1,232
    Allowance for doubtful accounts                   86              102
    Safety incentives                                440              310
    Other accruals                                   215              213
                                                   -----            -----
                                                  $1,841           $1,857
                                                   =====            =====

Noncurrent:
    Tax depreciation in excess of book
     depreciation                                    (95)          $ (101)
    Accrued workers' compensation claims
     liabilities                                     276              278
    Book amortization of intangibles in excess
     of tax amortization                             318              289
    Deferred compensation                             62               62
    NOL carryforward                                 108                -
    Other                                             28               24
                                                    ----             ----
                                                  $  697           $  552
                                                    ====             ====


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         The  provision  for income  taxes for the three  months ended March 31,
1999 and 1998, is as follows (in thousands):

                                              Three Months        Three Months
                                                 Ended                Ended
                                            March 31, 1999        March 31, 1998
                                            --------------        --------------

Current:
     Federal                                      $ 542             $ 293 
     State                                          150                70 
                                                   ----              ----
                                                    692               363 
                                                   ----              ----
Deferred:
     Federal                                       (103)              (67)
     State                                          (26)               (9)
                                                   ----              ----
                                                   (129)              (76)
                                                   ----              ----

Provision for income taxes                        $ 563             $ 287 
                                                   ====              ====


NOTE 4 - 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.

         The following table summarizes options granted under the Plan in 1999:

Outstanding at December 31, 1998        785,295          $   3.39 to     $18.00

Options granted                         134,144          $   3.57 to      $8.94
Options exercised                        (4,000)         $   3.50
Options canceled or expired                   -
                                        -------
Outstanding at March 31, 1999           915,439          $   3.39 to     $18.00
                                        =======

Exercisable at March 31, 1999           404,120 
                                        =======

Available for grant at
     March 31, 1999                     172,186 
                                        =======

         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

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grantee's deferred compensation  (discount from fair market value) is subject to
market risk.  During the first  quarter of 1999,  the Company  awarded  deferred
compensation  stock options for 11,473 shares at an exercise price of $3.575 per
share.

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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, 1999 and 1998.

                                                           Percentage of
                                                           Total Revenues
                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                              March 31, 
                                                         ------------------ 

                                                        1999              1998 
                                                       ------            ------
Revenues:
     Staffing services                                  52.4%             58.2%
     Professional employer services                     47.6              41.8
                                                       -----             -----
         Total revenues                                100.0             100.0
                                                       -----             -----

Cost of revenues:
     Direct payroll costs                               77.7              77.5
     Payroll taxes and benefits                          8.8               9.3
     Workers' compensation                               2.8               2.9
     Safety incentives                                   0.4               0.5
                                                       -----             -----
          Total cost of revenues                        89.7              90.2
                                                       -----             -----

Gross margin                                            10.3               9.8
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                                8.1               8.4
Amortization of intangibles                              0.5               0.5
                                                       -----             -----
Income from operations                                   1.7               0.9
Other income (expense)                                   0.1               0.1
                                                       -----             -----
Pretax income                                            1.8               1.0
Provision for income taxes                               0.8               0.4
                                                       -----             -----
Net income                                               1.0%              0.6%
                                                       =====             =====


                   Three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998

         Net income for the first quarter of 1999 was  $740,000,  an increase of
$353,000,  or 91.2% over the same period in 1998. The increase in net income for
1999 was  attributable to a higher gross margin percent owing primarily to lower
payroll taxes and benefits,  expressed as a percentage of revenues, coupled with
lower 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 1999 were $.10, as compared to $.05

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for both basic and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 1998.

         Revenues  for the first  quarter of 1999  totaled  approximately  $71.0
million,  an  increase  of  approximately  $1.8  million  or 2.6% over the first
quarter of 1998. The quarter-over-quarter internal growth rate of revenues was a
decline of 1.9%. The percentage increase in total revenues exceeded the internal
growth rate of revenues primarily due to the BOLT Staffing acquisition effective
April  13,  1998,  the TSS  acquisition  effective  January  1, 1999 and the TPM
acquisition effective February 15, 1999.

         Professional  employer (PEO) services revenue  increased  approximately
$4.9 million or 16.8%,  while staffing services revenue decreased  approximately
$3.1 million or 7.6%, which resulted in an increase in the share of professional
employer  (PEO)  services from 41.8% of total  revenues for the first quarter of
1998 to 47.6% for the first quarter of 1999. The share of staffing  services had
a  corresponding  decrease from 58.2% of total revenues for the first quarter of
1998 to 52.4% for the first quarter of 1999.

         The decrease in staffing services revenue for the first quarter of 1999
compared to the 1998 first quarter was primarily attributable to a moderation in
the demand for the  Company's  services  by a limited  number of large  contract
staffing customers that were affected by various economic conditions.

         Gross margin for the first quarter of 1999 totaled  approximately  $7.3
million,  which  represented  an  increase  of  $541,000  or 8.0% over the first
quarter of 1998.  The gross margin  percent  increased from 9.8% of revenues for
the first quarter of 1998 to 10.3% for the first  quarter of 1999.  The increase
in the gross margin  percentage  was due to lower  payroll  taxes and  benefits,
combined  with  slightly   lower  workers'   compensation   expense  and  safety
incentives, offset in part by slightly higher direct payroll costs. The decrease
in  payroll  taxes  and  benefits,  both in  terms  of  total  dollars  and as a
percentage of revenues for the first quarter of 1999, was primarily attributable
to lower  state  unemployment  tax rates in various  states in which the Company
does business.

         Workers'  compensation  expense for the first  quarter of 1999  totaled
$1,969,000 or 2.8% of revenues, which compares to $1,996,000 or 2.9% of revenues
for the same period in 1998. The small decrease in workers' compensation expense
for the 1999 first

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quarter was  generally  attributable  to a lower  incidence  of injuries in 1999
compared to the same period in 1998.

         Selling,  general and  administrative  ("SG&A")  expenses  for the 1999
first quarter amounted to approximately  $5.7 million, a decrease of $106,000 or
1.8%  from  the  comparable  period  in  1998.  SG&A  expenses,  expressed  as a
percentage  of revenues,  decreased  from 8.4% for the first  quarter of 1998 to
8.1% for the first  quarter of 1999.  The small  decrease in total  dollars from
1998 was  primarily  attributable  to lower  branch  profit  sharing and related
taxes.  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.  Total SG&A
expenses for the first quarter of 1999 represented the third consecutive quarter
of reduced expenses from the preceding  quarter,  and the lowest total since the
second quarter of 1997.

         Amortization of intangibles totaled $374,000 or .5% of revenues for the
first  quarter of 1999,  which  compares to $353,000 or .5% of revenues  for the
same period in 1998.  The  increased  amortization  expense was primarily due to
amortization  from  the  BOLT  Staffing,  TSS and TPM  acquisitions  which  were
consummated after March 1998.

         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
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  1998 Annual  Report on Form
10-K for a more detailed discussion of this issue.

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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 $1,713,000 at March 31, 1999  decreased
by $2,316,000  from December 31, 1998,  which compares to an increase of $16,000
for the  comparable  period in 1998.  The  decrease in cash at March 31, 1999 as
compared  to December  31,  1998,  was  primarily  attributable  to cash used in
connection  with two  acquisitions  and the repayment of credit-line  borrowings
assumed in the TSS  acquisition,  partially offset by cash provided by operating
activities.

         Net cash  provided by operating  activities  for the three months ended
March  31,  1999  amounted  to  $3,069,000,  as  compared  to  $334,000  for the
comparable 1998 period. For the 1999 period,  cash flow generated by net income,
together  with an increase of $3,842,000  in accrued  payroll and benefits,  was
offset in part by a $728,000 increase in trade accounts receivable.

         Net cash used in investing  activities totaled $3,834,000 for the three
months  ended March 31,  1999,  as compared  to  $267,000  for the similar  1998
period. For the 1999 period, the principal use of cash for investing  activities
was for the  acquisitions of TSS and TPM. The Company  presently has no material
long-term capital commitments.

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         Net cash used in financing  activities for the three-month period ended
March 31,  1999 was  $1,551,000,  which  compared  to  $51,000  net cash used in
financing  activities  for the similar  1998 period.  For the 1999  period,  the
principal  use of  cash  for  financing  activities  was  for  repayment  of the
credit-line  assumed  in  the  TSS  acquisition,  coupled  with  cash  used  for
repurchasing common stock of the Company.

         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 2 to  the  financial
statements  included herein,  the Company acquired all of the outstanding common
stock  of  Temporary  Staffing  Systems,   Inc.,  a  staffing  services  company
headquartered  in North Carolina,  effective  January 1, 1999, for $2,050,000 in
cash and issued a  contingent  note payable for  $950,000.  Also as disclosed in
Note 2 herein, on February 15, 1999, the Company purchased certain assets of TPM
Staffing  Services,  Inc.,  a staffing  services  company  located  in  southern
California,  for $1,200,000 in cash, of which $240,000 will be deferred fo`r six
months.  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  negotiated  an  amendment to its loan  agreement  with its
principal  bank,  effective  February 8, 1999, to increase the revolving  credit
facility by $2.0 million,  from $5.65 million to $7.65  million.  This facility,
which expires May 31, 1999,  includes a subfeature for letters of credit,  as to
which approximately $1.9 million was outstanding as of March 31, 1999. There was
no outstanding  balance on the revolving  credit  facility at March 31, 1999. As
such, the Company had approximately  $5.7 million of unused  availability on its
line of credit on March 31,  1999.  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 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.

         On February 26, 1999,  the  Company's  board of directors  authorized a
stock  repurchase  program to purchase up to 250,000  common shares from time to
time in open market  purchases.  During the first  quarter of 1999,  the Company
repurchased  80,500  shares  at

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an  aggregate  price  of  $554,000.  Management  anticipates  that  the  capital
necessary to execute this program will be provided by existing cash balances.

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.

Year 2000 Readiness

         The  Company  has  developed  a Year 2000 plan to ensure  its  internal
operational  readiness,  as well as  compliance  by the  Company's  key vendors.
Management's  plan is focused  on  evaluating  the  readiness  of the  Company's
mission critical applications  software,  operating systems software,  hardware,
communications,  third-party interfaces,  facilities (typically  non-information
technology  systems) and key vendors.  This  evaluation  process  involves  four
phases: (1) identification of risks, (2) assessment of risks, (3) development of
remediation and contingency plans, and (4) testing and implementation.

         As the Company has previously reported,  management initiated a project
in mid-1997 to convert its  information  systems to new  technologies  which are
expected to enable the Company to more  effectively  accommodate its anticipated
growth.  This upgrade is anticipated to be completed in mid-1999 and is expected
to  alleviate  the Year 2000  issue for such  mission-critical  applications  as
payroll  processing and financial  reporting  systems.  The Company has incurred
capital  expenditures  of $2.3 million  through March 31, 1999, for this project
and expects to incur  another $0.4 million  prior to  completion.  The remaining
mission-critical  application is a branch-level  legacy system which is expected
to require only minor  reprogramming by the Company's  internal staff during the
first half of 1999 at no incremental cost to the Company.

         Mission-critical applications are currently in a remediation or testing
phase.  Management is currently  uncertain as to the need for contingency  plans
for the Company's mission-critical  applications, as it expects these systems to
be fully operational by the third quarter of 1999.

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<PAGE>

         The  Company's  assessment  of the risks  associated  with  non-mission
critical  systems is  incomplete  but ongoing,  and as such,  management  cannot
predict whether significant problems will be identified, and if so, the costs to
remediate  such  problems.  In addition,  management  has not yet identified any
reasonably  likely worst case  scenarios or determined the extent of contingency
planning that may be required.  Costs identified to date, however, have not been
material.  As part of its assessment,  the Company is relying on assurances from
key vendors that their products and services will be Year 2000 compliant.

         The risks  associated  with the Year 2000  problem  are  pervasive  and
complex, can be difficult to identify and to address, and can result in material
adverse  consequences to the Company.  Even if the Company,  in a timely manner,
completes  all  of its  assessments,  identifies  and  tests  remediation  plans
believed to be adequate, and develops contingency plans believed to be adequate,
some  problems may not be  identified  or corrected in time to prevent  material
adverse  consequences  to the  Company.  Also,  the  Company's  business  may be
adversely  affected  by events  outside  its  control,  such as  disruptions  to
services provided by utilities,  banks or  transportation or  telecommunications
networks.

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, the timely  resolution of the Year
2000 issue by the Company and its customers and vendors, 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

                                     - 16 -
<PAGE>

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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<PAGE>

                           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)  No Current Reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Registrant during the
          quarter ended March 31, 1999.

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<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                               BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
                                               (Registrant)






Date:  May 13, 1999                            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

                                     - 20 -



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

<TABLE>
                                                                         Three Months
                                                                             Ended
                                                                        March 31, 1999
                                                                        --------------


<S>                                                                       <C>
     Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding                  7,665,535
      Stock option plan shares to be issued at prices
        ranging from $3.39 to $18.00 per share                              869,789
      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                                                 (828,353)
                                                                          ---------
     Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding                7,706,971
                                                                          =========
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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, 1999 and is qualified  in its entirety by reference to such  financial
statements.
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