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Still time to sign up to be a census worker



There is still time to sign up to become a census worker. At $24 per hour and paid mileage, it’s a great full or part-time job. Last week Cook County was at 89 percent of the area’s recruitment goal, so sign up as soon as possible. Apply online at 2020census.gov/jobs.

If you did sign up and have questions about your schedule or status or anything related to the application and hiring process, call this toll-free number: 1-855-JOB-2020 (1-855- 562-2020). There will be a menu of options, press 3, and you will be asked to enter your zip code. The call will be transferred to the Duluth Office personnel in charge of hiring.

According to Cook County Interim Administrator Rena Rogers, Starting Saturday, March 7 and continuing for ten days, the first round of hiring will commence. Applicants will receive a phone call from a 218 area code. The first people called will be the ones indicating they can work full time, then they will work their way down the list of applicants. If you don’t answer, they will leave a message with a return phone number and a job code. When you call back, you need to reference the job code.

The work in Cook County is scheduled to occur between May 1 and July 31. Training will be in April or early May. Training is for six days.

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