Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Census Bureau Jobs


There are still jobs available with the Census Bureau for the 2010 Census. If you are unemployed, underemployed, a student of just bored, you need to check in to this. The Census is important and the money is not bad! With the unemployment rate in most areas of North Carolina, I can't imagine these positions remaining unfilled.


Managers,

Despite the high unemployment level in North Carolina, the Census Bureau is having trouble meeting their hiring quotas in 39 counties across the state (see the list at the bottom of this message). The Census needs your help getting the word out that these jobs are available. Getting an accurate Census count is essential for ensuring that the State gets its fair share of population-based Federal funding for programs like the Community Development Block Grant, and so that local sales taxes, beer and wine taxes, and other State collected revenues are distributed correctly. The qualifications required for a temporary Census job are listed below.

Please forward this information to the appropriate offices within your government and community organizations that could direct potential applicants to these jobs. Thank you for your help.

Karl Knapp
Director of Research and Policy Analysis
NCLM
919-715-9768
919-301-1109 (fax)



To qualify for temporary Census employment, applicants must be:
- able to read, write, and speak English
- a U.S. citizen (Legal permanent residents or non-citizens with an appropriate work visa may apply if they possess a bilingual skill for which
there are no available qualified U.S. citizens)
- at least 18 years old
- have a valid social security number
- pass a written test of basic skills
- have a valid driver's license
- pass a background check
- commit to four days of paid training, that can be arranged during daytime, evening, or weekend hours.

To apply for a Census job, applicants can contact their Local Census Office by calling 1-866-861-2010.

The 39 counties that are falling short of their hiring quotes:

Ashe
Mecklenburg
Avery
Montgomery
Beaufort
Onslow
Bladen
Orange (Chapel Hill)
Carteret
Pamlico
Catawba
Pender
Columbus
Person
Currituck
Randolph
Dare
Robeson
Davidson
Rockingham
Davie
Stokes
Forsyth
Swain (Bulk of Cherokee Reservation)
Gaston
Union
Gates
Warren
Haywood
Washington
Jackson
Wayne
Lee
Wilkes
Lenoir
Yadkin
Madison
Yancey
Macon

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