Hale, Alabama
Hale County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2019
Maintained 1: Jan 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Hale 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
Hale County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1107 | 506 | 433 | 141 | 27 |
College | 18 | + | 14 | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 80 | 25 | 48 | 6 | + |
Public | 73 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 31 | 19 | 11 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 179 | 63 | 93 | 20 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1489 | 640 | 636 | 179 | 34 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1107 | 506 | 433 | 141 | 27 |
College | 18 | + | 14 | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 80 | 25 | 48 | 6 | + |
Public | 73 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 31 | 19 | 11 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 179 | 63 | 93 | 20 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1489 | 640 | 636 | 179 | 34 |
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 Jul 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 690 | 1125 |
✓
Current |
78 | 153 |
✓ Transitioning | 196 | 211 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 5 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Hale County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Shelton State Community College
Participating High Schools
These Hale County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Hale County High School
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Greensboro High School
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Southern Academy
Contact Us
For more information on Hale County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
2053910567
Employers in Hale County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
McAbee Construction Inc.
Hunt Refining Company
Phifer Incorporated
- Cain Steel and Supply Inc.
- Sealy Managment Company
Buffalo Rock Pepsi
- Whatley Health Services Inc.
Northport Auto Supply Inc.
Prystup Packaging Products
- The University of West Alabama
- Onin Staffing
- City of Demopolis
- Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital
- BF Goodrich Tuscaloosa Manufacturing
- Mercedes Benz US International Inc
- ZF Chassis Systems Tuscaloosa LLC
- Greene County Career Center
- Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc.
- Mc Abee Construction Inc
- BelFlex Staffing Network
- MöllerTech Usa
- The Westervelt Company
PHIFER Incorporated
- Spiller Furniture Co
- Fountain Home Loans
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