More than 15,700 residents worked last month with the centers for employment assistance and various training and education programs.
"I would feel comfortable saying that we typically see around 7,000 to 8,000 people per month," business services manager Kimberly Patterson said.
"I know we worked with more employers (than usual)," Patterson said, adding that the Central Texas centers worked with the U.S. Census Bureau in holding interviews with perspective workers throughout the spring.
According to Census Bureau data, the government was planning to hire about 2,000 workers to help with the count in Bell County.
