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Two weeks left to respond to 2020 Census

Posted at 9:59 am September 17, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Time is winding down for the City of Oak Ridge to get as close to a complete census count as possible. As of September 11, 72.2 percent of households in the city had responded online, by mail, or phone, a press release said.

“With an estimated population of 30,000, this means only about 21,000 of our residents have been counted,” the press release said.

Census takers are still working their way through the community with the goal of boosting that response rate and getting it as close to 100 percent as possible, the release said.

“That doesn’t mean that you can’t still self-respond now,” it said.

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Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: census, census count, Oak Ridge, U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Census seeking workers in Anderson County

Posted at 11:00 am February 3, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking census takers in Anderson County for this year’s census.

Larry Carignan, a recruiter for the census in Anderson County, will be at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton on two dates this month to answer questions and help anyone who might be interested in applying to work as a census taker, a press release said.

Carignan will be at the Courthouse from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, and Thursday, February 13, to recruit potential workers for the federal census in Anderson County. He will be set up next to the Courtesy Booth on the Courthouse’s first floor near the elevators.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Classifieds, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Jobs, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, census takers, Larry Carnigan, U.S. Census Bureau

Census Bureau hiring, job fairs scheduled

Posted at 10:35 pm January 16, 2020
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Public Library will host several job fairs between January and March as the U.S. Census Bureau looks to fill census taker positions in Anderson and Roane counties.

The job fairs will be held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the following dates:

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Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: census taker, City of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Public Library, U.S. Census Bureau

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