Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides human resource management services to small and medium-sized businesses primarily in California and Oregon. The company offers professional employer organization and staffing services. Its human resource management services include payroll and payroll taxes, employee benefits, health insurance, workers' compensation coverage, workplace safety programs, compliance with federal and state employment laws, labor and workplace regulatory requirements, and related administrative responsibilities. The company's staffing services include on-demand or short-term staffing assignments, contract staffing, long-term or indefinite-term onsite management, direct placement, and human resource administration services. It serves electronics manufacturers, various light-manufacturing industries, forest products and agriculture-based companies, transportation and shipping enterprises, food processing, telecommunications, public utilities, general contractors in various construction-related fields, and various professional services firms. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.