title: U.S. Bureau of the Census:  facing the future labor shortage.
abstract: "This article begins with a brief overview of the [U.S.] Census Bureau's preparations for the future, then discusses the demographic and social changes that are affecting the national labor force, from which the Census Bureau hires its workers.  The final section considers how the bureau and its mission are affected by these changes."
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Browne
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D019352:Censuses; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005544:Forecasting; D006280:Health Workforce; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Census; Demographic Factors--changes; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Estimation Technics; Human Resources; Labor Force--changes; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Projection; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Social Change; United States