CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
Labor Ready, Inc.
Tacoma, Washington
 
    We  hereby consent to the use in  the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement  of  our  report  dated May  1,  1996,  relating  to  the
consolidated  financial statements  of Labor Ready,  Inc. which  is incorporated
by reference in the Prospectus.

    We also  consent  to  the  reference to  us  under  the  captions  "Selected
Consolidated Financial Information" and "Experts"  contained or incorporated  in
the Prospectus.
 
                                                  /s/  BDO Seidman, LLP
Spokane, Washington
June 26, 1996