Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 6, 1 Iune 1988 — Census Bureau lssues Call for Job Seekers [ARTICLE]

Census Bureau lssues Call for Job Seekers

The Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department of Commerce, is inviting interested Hawaiians and others to "take a temporary job that counts" for their community as part of the 1990 U. S. census, whieh marks 200years of census-taking of the population. The bureau will be employing approximately 125 persons throughout the state in preparation for the 1990 census. Applicants are now being sought for short-term full-time positions as crew leaders (13 positions) and enumerators (103 positions). To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old, physically fit, able to read, follow written instructions, do arithmetic, available for work 20-40 hours a week, with a good work record. U. S. citizens are given preference. A car is required for most positions. Most jobs will last three weeks or longer. Hours ean be flexible. Pay rates start at $5.50 an hour, including training. Interested eligible persons ean write or eall the U. S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census, Regional Office, 101 Stewart Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101-1098; or eall (206) 4422362. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is also assisting the bureau in recruiting efforts over the next several months. For more information eall Christine Valles at OHA's Honolulu office at 946-2642. Two Census Bureau field offices will soon be established in Hawaii — one in Waipahu and one in Kahului.