Cross 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: Apr 2020
Cross 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
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Maximum of 3 points possible
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 0.5 points
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 227 | 91 | 75 | 44 | 17 |
College | 26 | 7 | 12 | 5 | + | |
Current | Private | 53 | 10 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
Public | 40 | 9 | 29 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 202 | 53 | 115 | 33 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 550 | 171 | 263 | 96 | 20 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
|||||
Emerging | High School | 227 | 91 | 75 | 44 | 17 |
College | 26 | 7 | 12 | 5 | + | |
Current | Private | 53 | 10 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
Public | 40 | 9 | 29 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 202 | 53 | 115 | 33 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 550 | 171 | 263 | 96 | 20 |
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 | 295 | 253 |
✓
Current |
75 | 93 |
✓ Transitioning | 181 | 204 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 13 | 38 |
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
These are the locations in Cross County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
Wynne Economic Development Corporation
Workforce Development Board Eastern Arkansas
These Cross County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
Wynne High School
Cross County High School
For more information on Cross County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Workforce Development Board Eastern Arkansas
8707333500
Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.