Mississippi, Arkansas
Mississippi County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2017
Maintained 1: Dec 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Mississippi 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
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 | 910 | 281 | 433 | 157 | 39 |
College | 175 | 25 | 101 | 38 | 11 | |
Current | Private | 147 | 31 | 81 | 30 | 5 |
Public | 148 | 53 | 73 | 21 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 734 | 245 | 405 | 78 | 6 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2130 | 638 | 1103 | 326 | 63 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 910 | 281 | 433 | 157 | 39 |
College | 175 | 25 | 101 | 38 | 11 | |
Current | Private | 147 | 31 | 81 | 30 | 5 |
Public | 148 | 53 | 73 | 21 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 734 | 245 | 405 | 78 | 6 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2130 | 638 | 1103 | 326 | 63 |
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 Jan 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 921 | 1085 |
✓
Current |
178 | 295 |
✓ Transitioning | 692 | 748 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Total Employers | 83 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Mississippi County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Arkansas Northeastern College
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Mississippi County Economic Development
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Department of Workforce Services
Contact Us
For more information on Mississippi County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Mississippi County Economic Development
870.532.6084
Employers in Mississippi County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Great River Economic Development
Foundation - Arkansas Northeastern College
- Mississippi County
- Armorel School District
- Arkansas Department of Workforce
Mississippi County Library System
- D&L Incorporated
- Rivercrest School District
- Hubbard & Hoke
- CPM Inc
- Denso Manufacturing Arkansas Inc.
- Southworth Products
- TMK-IPSCO
- Temps Plus
- Aviation Repair Technologies
- Five Star Hydraulics
- Holiday Inn Blytheville
- Langston Enterprises Inc
- City of Blytheville
- Westminster Village of the Mid-South
- Craighead County
- FMH Conveyors
- Nestle
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Mississippi County Economic Development
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