The Bureau is hiring now for address listing positions. In 1999, the Bureau will begin recruiting and hiring employees for its local census offices. Local office positions will include supervisors, crew leaders, and some administrative or data entry positions. But most of the hiring will occur in the spring of 2000, when enumerators will be hired to visit unresponsive households. The Bureau tries to hire enumerators and address listers who live in the communities in which they will work.
Positions are temporary for varying periods of time.
There are no benefits offered, but the employees will be eligible for unemployment benefits once they complete their work successfully. The Bureau will have a special program to recruit and hire welfare recipients, mostly for enumerator positions in 2000. Generally, temporary employees must be U.S. citizens but exceptions will be made if qualified citizens are not available. The contact numbers are listed at the end of this document. The Bureau plans to set up questionnaire language assistance centers to help people fill out their forms.