Jefferson, Arkansas
Jefferson County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jan 2022
Maintained 1: Mar 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jefferson 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
Economic Regions Including Jefferson
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 577 | 259 | 230 | 60 | 28 |
College | 79 | 13 | 48 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 547 | 104 | 304 | 107 | 32 |
Public | 440 | 129 | 264 | 38 | 9 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | 6 | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1536 | 415 | 859 | 214 | 48 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3195 | 926 | 1711 | 437 | 121 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 577 | 259 | 230 | 60 | 28 |
College | 79 | 13 | 48 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 547 | 104 | 304 | 107 | 32 |
Public | 440 | 129 | 264 | 38 | 9 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | 6 | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1536 | 415 | 859 | 214 | 48 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3195 | 926 | 1711 | 437 | 121 |
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 Sep 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 561 | 656 |
✓
Current |
623 | 987 |
✓ Transitioning | 1459 | 1552 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 34 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Jefferson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Bank of Star City
- Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co.
- Amazing Restorations LLC
- Highland Pellets
- Economic Development Alliance
- Jefferson County Judge
- Quest Corporation
- Sungro Horticulture
- Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co
- Pine Bluff School District
- Watson Chapel School District
- Arts and Science Center for Southeast
Arkansas - Ground Connection LLC
- Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit
Union - JR Brown Home And Office Moving
- The Villages of General Baptist Health
Care West - South Arkansas Business Solutions
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- White Hall Middle School
- Taylor Elementary School
- Watson Chapel High School
- Dallas County Court House
- Dennia Beard - State Farm Insurance
Agent - Fordyce Chamber of Commerce
- Hot Springs School District
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