Barrett Business Services, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

BBSI · Staffing & Employment Services · $779M market cap

Barrett Business Services, Inc. had 3,658 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2024, down 97.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.14B, up 7.0% from a year earlier, or $313K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

3,658

-97.2% YoY

Revenue

$1.14B

+7.0% YoY

Revenue / employee

$313K

Peer median $769K

Rank in industry

10 of 10

Staffing & Employment Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
073147'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24Revenue 136Staff 3

Hover a year for the numbers.

BBSI employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20243,658$1.14B$313K-97.2%+7.0%
Dec 2023130,513$1.07B$8K+2.7%+1.4%
Dec 2022127,141$1.05B$8K+4.5%+10.4%
Dec 2021121,660$955M$8K+5.7%+8.4%
Dec 2020115,075$881M$8K-9.5%-6.5%
Dec 2019127,085$942M$7K+3.4%+0.2%
Dec 2018122,958$941M$8K-1.0%+2.2%
Dec 2017124,212$920M$7K+7.3%+9.5%
Dec 2016115,746$841M$7K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
127,085'19115,075'20121,660'21127,141'22130,513'233,658'24
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$7K'19$8K'20$8K'21$8K'22$8K'23$313K'24

Barrett Business Services, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Staffing & Employment Services.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
NSP
Insperity, Inc.
4,200$6.81B$1.62MLeaner
TNET
TriNet Group, Inc.
3,400$5.01B$1.47MContracting
UPWK
Upwork Inc.
630$788M$1.25MHiring ahead
KELYA
Kelly Services, Inc.
3,600$4.25B$1.18MContracting
KFRC
Kforce Inc.
1,600$1.33B$831KContracting
RHI
Robert Half Inc.
14,500$5.38B$371KContracting
PAYX
Paychex, Inc.
17,600$6.51B$370KLeaner
KFY
Korn Ferry
8,965$2.94B$328KLeaner
BBSI
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
3,658$1.14B$313KLeaner
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Questions about Barrett Business Services, Inc.

How many employees does Barrett Business Services, Inc. have?
Barrett Business Services, Inc. reported 3,658 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2024, in the annual report it filed on February 28, 2025. That is down 97.2% from a year earlier.
What is Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Barrett Business Services, Inc. brought in $1.14B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2024, which is $313K per employee. That ranks 10 of 10 companies we track in Staffing & Employment Services, where the median is $769K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 28, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell BBSI.