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Census hiring blitz of 750,000 to cut jobless rate, offer boost to Obama


By Ian Swanson - 03/09/10 01:36 PM ET

The U.S. Census Bureau expects to add up to 750,000 workers to its payroll by May, a hiring binge that could knock the unemployment rate down by as much as a half-point.

The once-a-decade census is coming at the best possible time for President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, who have taken political lumps for more than a year over a jobless rate that stands at 9.7 percent.

Some think the administration will get good news as soon as the next monthly labor report, which will be released the first Friday in April.

“This is the best-timed census you could ever dream of,” said Heidi Shierholz, who tracks the labor market at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. She believes the March unemployment report will show the economy added jobs instead of subtracting them.

If it happens, it will be only the second positive-numbers jobs report in more than a year. But in this case, it could lead to further positive job numbers in the months ahead.


http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/85711-census-hiring-blitz-of-750000-to-cut-jobless-rate-boost-obama

[NightWatcher]

1. and then two to three months later the number will drop again

and will people have a hard time filing for unemployment stating the Census as the last employer. Plus the 10-15 per hour will affect what you get if/when you can get approved for UI.

Sorry to be a downer, but I was told by someone at the UI phone number that part time temp jobs put a hell of a dent in your chances of getting UI in the immediate future.

[bluestateguy]

2. How much do those jobs pay?

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[The Genealogist]

3. These are temp jobs that are usually not full time, or even close

These will help some people for a very short period of time, but it is NOT a panacea by any STRETCH of the imagination. Really? They are touting this as real employment? I am truly, truly glad some people are going to get that help, as small an offering as it is, but it is NOT a job boom!