Podcasts Culture Philadelphia Community Podcast Insight Pt. I Good Paying Census Jobs and Why an Accurate Count Matters for the 2020 Census

Insight Pt. I Good Paying Census Jobs and Why an Accurate Count Matters for the 2020 Census

Published: May 22, 2019, 6:01 p.m.

b'Every 10 years, the United States Constitution requires a count (or "census") of all residents. The census collects details on the entire country\\u2019s population. This information is used to determine representation in Congress, distribution of nearly 7 billion dollars in federal funding for state and communities and allocate resources for job creation, housing, infrastructure and more. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Stephanie Reid director of Philly Counts and Jane Konstanty - Assistant Regional Census Manager about what the City and the Federal Government is doing to insure an accurate count and also the job opportunities that are opening up to help with the census.
https://www.phila.gov/programs/philly-counts-2020/
https://www.census.gov/partners/2020.html
https://2020census.gov/en/jobs 844-841-9270'