Howard, Arkansas
Howard County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Aug 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Howard 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 4 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Howard County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 212 | 56 | 95 | 43 | 18 |
College | 21 | + | + | 11 | + | |
Current | Private | 222 | 32 | 118 | 59 | 13 |
Public | 127 | 31 | 66 | 27 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 7 | + | + | + | + |
Unemployed | 228 | 46 | 126 | 44 | 12 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 819 | 170 | 414 | 185 | 50 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
|||||
Emerging | High School | 212 | 56 | 95 | 43 | 18 |
College | 21 | + | + | 11 | + | |
Current | Private | 222 | 32 | 118 | 59 | 13 |
Public | 127 | 31 | 66 | 27 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 7 | + | + | + | + |
Unemployed | 228 | 46 | 126 | 44 | 12 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 819 | 170 | 414 | 185 | 50 |
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 Nov 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 226 | 233 |
✓
Current |
305 | 349 |
✓ Transitioning | 210 | 237 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 7 | 1 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Contact Us
For more information on Howard County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Southwest Arkansas PDD
(870) 904-5326
Employers in Howard County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Sevier County Medical Center
- Southwest Arkansas Planning and
Development District Inc. - Hempstead County Economic Dev.
- University of Arkansas - Cossatot
Community College - Howard County
- Weyerhaeuser
- City of Nashville Arkansas
- Nashville Chamber of Commerce
- Sharpe's Department Store
- Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling Company
- Merle Norman
- York Gary Autoplex INC.
- Cossatot River School District
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