Steven C. Cooper Appointed Labor Ready Chief Executive Officer

Steven C. Cooper, president of Labor Ready Inc.
(NYSE:LRW), was appointed chief executive officer and elected to serve
on the Board of Directors at its annual shareholder's meeting on May
17, 2006.
   Joe Sambataro, who has served as CEO since September 2001, will
continue to serve as a member of the board. Sambataro announced his
retirement on Feb. 16, 2006, as part of a planned succession.
   Cooper has served for the past year as president and has been
responsible for strategy, sales and marketing and branch operations of
all brands and services. Prior to that he was executive vice president
and chief financial officer at Labor Ready from 2001 to 2005. He
joined Labor Ready in 1999.
   "Steve is clearly qualified to provide the leadership and
strategic vision for Labor Ready's future," said Labor Ready Chairman
Bob Sullivan. "Steve has worked very closely with Joe and has played a
key role in the company's success."
   "We would like to thank Joe for driving the company's tremendous
growth," Sullivan said, "and for his commitment to cultivating the
company's mission, vision and values. We look forward to his
continuing contribution as a member of the board."
   Additionally, the company announced the following individuals were
also elected to serve for a one-year term on the board at the
Shareholder's meeting: Keith Grinstein, Tom McChesney, Gates McKibbin,
Joe Sambataro, Bill Steele, Bob Sullivan and Craig Tall.

   About Labor Ready

   Labor Ready is an international provider of temporary employees
for manual labor, light industrial and skilled trades, operating under
the brand names of Labor Ready, Workforce, Spartan Staffing, and CLP
Resources. Labor Ready's customers are primarily small- to mid-sized
businesses in the construction, warehousing, hospitality, landscaping,
transportation, light manufacturing, retail, wholesale, facilities and
sanitation industries. Annually, Labor Ready serves approximately
300,000 customers and puts more than 600,000 people to work through
its more than 900 branch locations in the United States, Canada, and
the United Kingdom. For additional information, visit Labor Ready's
website at www.laborready.com.