Labor Ready Named to BusinessWeek's Top 100 Hot Growth Companies.

TACOMA, Wash. -- Labor Ready Inc. (NYSE:LRW) has been selected as one of BusinessWeek's Top 100 Growth Companies for 2006. In its May 26, 2006 issue, BusinessWeek compiled its list after reviewing 5,275 publicly-traded companies. To be included in the Top 100 a company had to excel in three categories: sales growth, earnings growth, and return on invested capital when measured over the last three years. [R][sup.3]"We are pleased to be recognized by BusinessWeek as a Top 100 Growth company," said Labor Ready CEO and President Steve Cooper. "It speaks to the strength of our long-term strategy to serve customers running small businesses. Small businesses account for half the private domestic product and create more than 60 percent of the net new jobs each year. We serve customers in some of the fastest growing industries including construction, logistics and distribution. We believe we are well positioned to sustain our growth and continue our ongoing commitment to our customers, temporary ...