March 27, 2000 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
More counters compared to population: Census 2000
As the size of the
population has increased, it has taken more employees to conduct the
census.
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Not only are more employees necessary to conduct the census now, but
the ratio of census workers to the population has risen. For the 1960
census, the ratio was one census worker for every one thousand people in
the U.S. For Census 2000, the U.S. Bureau of the Census expects that about
three Census workers will be required for every thousand.
The Census Bureau expects that more than half-a-million census takers
and support personnel will be needed this time to account for the
anticipated 118 million household units in the U.S. and to count a
population expected to total 275 million people. Significant hiring for
Census 2000 will take place this month as preparations are made to conduct
major field operations.
To find out more about Census workers, see "Counting the counters:
effects of Census 2000 on employment," by Laura A. Kelter, Monthly
Labor Review, February 2000.
Of interest
Spotlight on Statistics: National Hispanic Heritage Month
In this Spotlight, we take a look at the Hispanic labor force—including labor force participation, employment and unemployment, educational attainment, geographic location, country of birth, earnings, consumer expenditures, time use, workplace injuries, and employment projections.
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