May 6, 2010 6:39 AM
Census welcomes 600,000 new workers
When you see what looks like a decrease in the unemployment rate, keep in mind that the government just added 600,000 census workers to the payroll.
These are not private industry jobs, but jobs financed by taxpayers. And they are temporary.
Here is a public internal memo from Census Director Robert Groves:
A Note to my 600,000 New ColleaguesI've discovered that many of our new enumerators, working on the Nonresponse Followup activities of the 2010 Census, are Facebook fans or have looked at my blog, so this is a message to them:
Welcome to the 2010 Census!
You are the heart of the operations for the second half of the census. To everyone you meet as an enumerator, you are also the face of the US Federal government. It's a big responsibility; you must treat everyone with respect, even though not everyone will treat you with similar respect.
Our "customers" are those who have not yet been counted. You'll probably meet some people with very little understanding of the census, and some with very deep understanding. Each person will have their own perspective on what we're asking of them. Listening to what they have to say is an important step for you to effectively communicate our message to them.
Read more - and comments from census workers (or as Mr. Groves calls them, enumerators) at Voices of the Census.
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Comments
I have been laid off and looking for work for almost 2 years now, I had applied to work for the Census back in early Jan and took test towards end of Jan and have not been called to work, same goes for other friends in my case.
Posted by: mm | May 7, 2010 12:52 AM
