Lamar County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 29, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2019
Maintained 1: Feb 2022
Lamar 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.
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 949 | 250 | 444 | 203 | 52 |
College | 17 | 5 | 6 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 101 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 11 |
Public | 44 | 10 | 20 | 11 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 77 | 19 | 31 | 23 | + |
Unemployed | 177 | 55 | 86 | 28 | 8 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1367 | 359 | 639 | 289 | 80 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
|||||
Emerging | High School | 949 | 250 | 444 | 203 | 52 |
College | 17 | 5 | 6 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 101 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 11 |
Public | 44 | 10 | 20 | 11 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 77 | 19 | 31 | 23 | + |
Unemployed | 177 | 55 | 86 | 28 | 8 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1367 | 359 | 639 | 289 | 80 |
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
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 29, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 667 | 966 |
✓
Current |
77 | 145 |
✓ Transitioning | 190 | 255 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 6 | 20 |
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 29 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 3 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
These are the locations in Lamar County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
Bevill State Community College
These Lamar County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
Sulligent School
South Lamar School
Lamar County High School
For more information on Lamar County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
2053910567
Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.