DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
DeSoto Parish is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2019
Maintained 1: Feb 2020
Maintained 2: Jul 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
DeSoto Parish 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 DeSoto Parish
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 1732 | 373 | 855 | 362 | 142 | 0 |
College | 55 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 51 | 12 | 22 | 13 | + | 0 |
Public | 47 | 13 | 24 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 416 | 96 | 224 | 78 | 18 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2306 | 515 | 1147 | 468 | 176 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1732 | 373 | 855 | 362 | 142 | 0 |
College | 55 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 51 | 12 | 22 | 13 | + | 0 |
Public | 47 | 13 | 24 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 416 | 96 | 224 | 78 | 18 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2306 | 515 | 1147 | 468 | 176 | + |
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 Jun 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 510 | 1787 |
✓
Current |
71 | 98 |
✓ Transitioning | 331 | 421 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 13 | 1 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 172 | 42 | 5 | 0 |
Bronze | 446 | 30 | 1 | |
Silver | 225 | 12 | ||
Gold | 68 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in DeSoto Parish where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Northwest Louisiana Technical College, Mansfield Campus
Participating High Schools
These DeSoto Parish high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Logansport High School
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Mansfield High School
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North DeSoto High School
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Stanley High School
Contact Us
For more information on DeSoto Parish's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
North Louisiana Economic Partnership
3186772559
Employers in DeSoto Parish recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Cleco Corp
- United Mississippi Bank
- Omni Specialty Packaging LLC
De Soto Parish Police Jury
- DeSoto Regional Health System
- Marketplace Chevrolet Buick
- Desoto Parish Chamber of Commerce
- Lighthouse Construction
- Newman Marchive Carlisle Incorporated
- Village of South Mansfield
- Mansfield Enterprise
- DeSoto Parish Tourist Bureau
DeSoto Fire District No. 1
Community Bank of Louisiana Mansfield
- Cactus Wellhead LLC
- Honeywell-UOP
- Southern Components Inc
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Libbey Inc
- Calumet GP LLC
- City Of Minden
- Citizens National Bank
- Calumet
- Patel McDonalds
DeSoto Parish Registrar of Voters
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