Polk, Missouri
Polk 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: Sep 2017
Maintained 1: Apr 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Polk 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 1 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 0.5 points
Economic Regions Including Polk
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 459 | 113 | 200 | 99 | 47 | 0 |
College | 26 | 6 | 10 | 7 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 29 | 7 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 |
Public | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 183 | 43 | 94 | 45 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 718 | 177 | 326 | 163 | 52 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 459 | 113 | 200 | 99 | 47 | 0 |
College | 26 | 6 | 10 | 7 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 29 | 7 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 |
Public | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 183 | 43 | 94 | 45 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 718 | 177 | 326 | 163 | 52 | + |
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 | 327 | 486 |
Current |
53 | 48 |
Transitioning | 226 | 187 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 17 | 2 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 4 | 2 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Polk County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- CMH Citizens Memorial Hospital
- Bolivar R-1 Schools
- Independent Truck Tank LLC
- City of Lebanon
- Poor Boy Tree Service Inc.
- Superior Products & Welding Supply
- First Serve LLC
- EDCO Health Information Solutions
- Loren Cook Company
- WestRock
- Teletech
- Commerce Bank
- Commerce Bank
- Service Oriented Aviation Readiness
(S.O.A.R) - Bolivar Smiles Dentistry
- Bank of Bolivar
- Southwest Baptist University
- Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce
- Creator Delights LLC
- OakStar Bank 340 S Springfield Ave
Bolivar - The Arc of the Ozarks
- Grizzly Industrial Inc.
- HavenHealthCare/417Homecare
- FosterAdopt Connect
- Nova Center of the Ozarks
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