This page is for assessing the impact of the 2010 Census on the employment statistics.
Schedule of Events:
March 2010 – The Census Bureau mailed out forms.
April 2010 – The Census Bureau mailed out another form to anybody who didn’t return the first one. By the end of the month, census-takers were trained-up, and knocking on the doors of anybody who didn’t return either of the two forms.
May 2010 – This was the peak month, and by the middle of June the CB had reduced its workforce by half.
Hiring:
The Census Bureau normally employs about 12,000 people, and its temporary workforce for the 2010 census peaked at 585,729 in the first week of May 2010.
The March Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau had hired 48,000 workers during March.
The April Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau had hired 66,000 workers during April.
The May Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau had hired 411,000 workers during May.
The June Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau discharged 225,000 workers during June.
The July Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau discharged 143,000 workers during July.
The August Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau discharged 114,000 workers during August.
The September Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau discharged 77,000 workers during September.
The October Non-Farm Payrolls report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Census Bureau discharged 5,000 workers during October, and that there were only 1,000 remaining.