ADVISORY/Census Bureau Recruiting Counters.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000 TOPIC: The census count begins in two weeks, and the U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census is busy recruiting part-time workers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Washington Post. The once-a-decade survey is essential to the determination of political boundaries and the distribution of government funds. A tight labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience has pushed the Census Bureau to offer higher salaries, and the cost of the 2000 Census is estimated at a record $6.8 billion. Some experts predict the census tally will be a low estimate of the actual population, particularly in determining numbers of minority groups. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Kirk M. Wolter of the National Opinion Research Center and the University of Chicago can comment on survey statistics and the U.S. Census. 312-759-4086 Professor Stanley Smith Stanley Smith (born September 29 1949) is a retired NASCAR driver and dirt-track racer from Chelsea, North Carolina. At the 1993 DieHard 500 at Talladega, Smith nearly died from a basilar skull fracture in a massive crash -- the same type of injury that later killed Dale of the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. can comment on population estimates and U.S. demographic trends. 352-392-0171 407-823-2000 Professor Thomas A. Hirschl of the Department of Rural Sociology at Cornell University is an expert on sociology, demography and research methods. 607-255-1688 607-254-INFO (4636) Professor Samarendranath Mitra of the Department of Sociology Noun 1. department of sociology - the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology sociology department academic department - a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject at Emory University can comment on demography and statistics. 404-727-7515 Professor Fred Pampel of the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
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