UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No.   4  )*
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                                Labor Ready, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    505401208
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
                               Schedule is filed:

                                [x] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [_] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [_] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 505401208                    13G                           Page 2 of 6
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  1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Columbia Acorn Trust
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  2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

           Not Applicable                                             (a) [_]
                                                                      (b) [_]
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  3    SEC USE ONLY


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  4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Massachusetts
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    NUMBER OF      5   SOLE VOTING POWER

     SHARES                None
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   BENEFICIALLY    6   SHARED VOTING POWER

     OWNED BY              1,900,000
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       EACH        7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

     REPORTING             None
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    PERSON WITH    8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           1,900,000
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  9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,900,000
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  10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           Not Applicable                                                 [_]
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  11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           4.7%
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  12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IV
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Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:

                   Labor Ready, Inc.

Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                   1015 A Street
                   Tacoma, WA 98402

Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:

                   Columbia Acorn Trust ("Acorn")

Item 2(b)    Address of Principal Business Office:

                   Acorn is located at:

                   227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
                   Chicago, Illinois  60606

Item 2(c)    Citizenship:

                   Acorn is a Massachusetts business trust.

Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities:

                   Common Stock

Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number:

                   505401208

Item 3       Type of Person:

                   (d)  Acorn is an Investment Company under section 8 of the
                        Investment Company Act.

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Item 4       Ownership (at December 31, 2003):

                   (a)  Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule
                        13d-3:

                        1,900,000

                   (b)  Percent of class:

                        4.7% (based on 40,501,588 shares outstanding as of
                        October 17, 2003).

                   (c)  Number of shares as to which such person
has:

                            (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                  none

                           (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                  1,900,000

                          (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                  disposition of: none

                           (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct
                                  disposition of: 1,900,000

Item 5       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                   If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
                   of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                   beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                   securities, check the following [X].

Item 6       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                   Not Applicable

Item 7       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
             the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

                   Not Applicable

Item 8       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                   Not Applicable

Item 9       Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                   Not Applicable

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Item 10      Certification:

                  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
             and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are
             held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and
             are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
             influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
             not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
             participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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                                    Signature

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date:  February 10, 2004

                                        COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST

                                        By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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                                                Bruce H. Lauer
                                                Vice President, Treasurer and
                                                Secretary

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