Census Employment Inquiry

The Census Bureau currently uses the BC-170A (for current survey positions), BC-170B (for special census positions), and BC-170D (for decennial positions) forms to collect applicant information such as personal data and work experience. Selecting officials review the applicant information indicated on these forms to evaluate the eligibility and quality of an applicant for employment at the Census Bureau. In addition, the Census Bureau uses the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) common use form 3046-0046, Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal Employment, to collect voluntary applicant data. To address the issue of having multiple forms that asks the same questions for different census positions, the Census Bureau intends to consolidate the contents of the four forms into two forms, the BC-170, U.S. Census Employment Application and the BC-171, Additional Applicant Information forms. The current EEOC common use form 3046-0046, Demographic Information on Applicants for Federal Employment will be replaced by the BC-171. The BC-171 collects the same information as the EEOC common use form, including Race, Hispanic Origin, and Disability. In addition, the BC-171 contains the Education and Recruiting Sources questions needed to evaluate Census Bureau recruitment strategies. The Census Bureau also intends to have the Census Schedule A Recruitment, Assessment, and Payroll System (C-SHARPS) online applicant system as the main place for applicants to submit a job applications for all census positions. In limited circumstances (lack of internet, lack of computer, etc.), paper forms and an online PDF form will also be available for applicants to complete and submit to the Regional Office.

The latest form for Census Employment Inquiry expires 2021-08-31 and can be found here.