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 Release Information CB09-CN.12 **Contact:**  Heather Mitzel
Communications Specialist
National Processing Center
Jeffersonville, Ind.
812-218-3622
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009 Census Bureau Opens 2010 Census Data Processing Center in Jeffersonville, Ind. The  U.S. Census Bureau opened today a data processing center in Jeffersonville,  Ind., which will process 58 million 2010 Census forms completed by households  in 10 states. The new facility will be  at the Census Bureau's National Processing Center (NPC) and will employ  approximately 1,350 people. Census officials were joined by  Jeffersonville Mayor Thomas Galligan and other dignitaries at the opening of  the data processing center. "As part of America's largest domestic operation,  the Jeffersonville data processing facility is at the center of our mission to  count everyone once and in the right place," said Associate Director for  Decennial Census Arnold Jackson. "Census data will determine the apportionment  of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the states and guide  decisions on the distribution of more than $300 billion in federal dollars for  roads, hospitals and other community services." The Jeffersonville Data Processing Center  is one of three sites nationwide where completed 2010 Census forms will be  processed as they are mailed back by households starting next March. The NPC  expects to process completed 2010 Census forms from West Virginia, Kentucky,  Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan - representing about 20 percent of the  total number of forms expected to be received nationwide. The remaining forms will be sent to data capture  centers in Phoenix and Baltimore. The 2010 Census forms will be mailed to  households in March, and the majority of the data processing will occur between  March and July. The NPC is hiring staff for 2010  Census operations, including clerks and statistical clerks/data transcribers.  Job descriptions and applications are available now at  <http://www.usajobs.gov>.  The NPC  employment level at peak census processing will be approximately 5,000 people. Each worker will take a lifetime oath to keep census  information confidential. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents'  answers with any other government or law enforcement agency. Any violation of  that oath is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and five years in prison. **ABOUT THE 2010 CENSUS** The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in  the United States and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data are  used to distribute congressional seats to states, to distribute more than $300  billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments each year and  to make decisions about what community services to provide. The 2010 Census  questionnaire will be one of the shortest in history, consisting of 10  questions and taking about 10 minutes to complete. Strict laws protect the  confidentiality of respondents and the information they provide.
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