FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

SAMBATARO JOSEPH P JR	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

LABOR READY INC [ LRW ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
CEO	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1015 A STREET, P.O. BOX 2910	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/15/2004		
(Street)

TACOMA, WA 98401
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common stock  	11/15/2004  	 	M	  	16500  	A	$3.05  	136110  	D  	 	
Common stock  	11/15/2004  	 	S	  	16500   (1)	D	$16.00  	119610   (2)	D  	 	
Common stock  	11/16/2004  	 	M	  	6700  	A	$3.05  	126310  	D  	 	
Common stock  	11/16/2004  	 	S	  	6700   (1)	D	$16.00  	119610   (2)	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Options (Right to buy)  	$3.05  	11/15/2004  	 	M 	  	  	16500   	10/2/2001   (3)	10/2/2006  	Common stock  	16500  	$3.05  	183500   (4)	D  	 	
Options (Right to buy)  	$3.05  	11/16/2004  	 	M 	  	  	6700   	10/2/2001   (3)	10/2/2006  	Common stock  	6700  	$3.05  	176800   (4)	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Sales effected pursuant to preplanned trading program designed to meet the requirements of Rule 10b5-1.	
(  2) 	As of October 1, 2004, Mr. Sambataro also indirectly owned 10,166 Labor Ready Stock Units (Labor Ready 401(k) Plan.) Each Unit consists of Labor Ready common stock and a cash component.	
(  3) 	Twenty-five percent of the options subject to this grant vested immediately upon grant, with the remaining seventy-five percent vesting over a 3 year period in equal annual installments.	
(  4) 	Reflects a correction from previously filed Form 4 reports. The Form 4 filed on December 2, 2003, mistakenly stated in Box 9 of Table II that there were 250,000 options from this grant beneficially owned following the reported transaction, rather than 350,000. This mistake was carried forward on intervening reports. The December 2, 2003 Form 4 will be amended to correct this mistake.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
SAMBATARO JOSEPH P JR
1015 A STREET
P.O. BOX 2910
TACOMA, WA 98401	X		CEO		

Signatures		
Matthew S. Topham, Attorney-in-Fact		11/17/2004	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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