Jefferson, Arkansas
Jefferson County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jan 2022
Maintained 1: Mar 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jefferson is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Jefferson
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 509 | 223 | 210 | 53 | 23 |
College | 77 | 13 | 46 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 543 | 102 | 303 | 106 | 32 |
Public | 430 | 125 | 260 | 37 | 8 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | 6 | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1484 | 391 | 839 | 209 | 45 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3059 | 860 | 1664 | 423 | 112 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 509 | 223 | 210 | 53 | 23 |
College | 77 | 13 | 46 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 543 | 102 | 303 | 106 | 32 |
Public | 430 | 125 | 260 | 37 | 8 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | 6 | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1484 | 391 | 839 | 209 | 45 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3059 | 860 | 1664 | 423 | 112 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 561 | 586 |
✓
Current |
623 | 973 |
✓ Transitioning | 1459 | 1500 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 34 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Jefferson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Kiswire PB Inc.
- Strong Manufacturing Co. Inc.
- Planters Cotton Oil Mill
- The Strong Company Inc.
- Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library
System - Liberty Utilities
- Amazing Restorations LLC
- Jefferson County Judge
- M.K. Distributors Inc.
- WATCO Terminal and Port Services Pine
Bluff - Sungro Horticulture
- White Hall School District
- Precious Hearts Student Center
- Arts and Science Center for Southeast
Arkansas - Ambassadors For Christ Youth Ministries
- ARKANSAS PRINTING CO.
- Evergreen Packaging
- Tyson Foods Inc
- Southeast Arkansas College Adult
Education - White Hall High School
- White Hall Middle School
- Taylor Elementary School
- Watson Chapel Junior High School
- Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
- Cutter Morning Star
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