Jackson Parish 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: Jan 2021
Jackson 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.
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 1306 | 324 | 662 | 221 | 99 | + |
College | 46 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 58 | 13 | 30 | 13 | + | 0 |
Public | 53 | 8 | 32 | 12 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 259 | 61 | 146 | 39 | 13 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1725 | 416 | 901 | 293 | 115 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 1306 | 324 | 662 | 221 | 99 | + |
College | 46 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 58 | 13 | 30 | 13 | + | 0 |
Public | 53 | 8 | 32 | 12 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 259 | 61 | 146 | 39 | 13 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1725 | 416 | 901 | 293 | 115 | + |
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 | 540 | 1353 |
✓
Current |
65 | 111 |
✓ Transitioning | 161 | 264 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 18 | 16 |
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 151 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 221 | 10 | 0 | |
Silver | 92 | 4 | ||
Gold | 39 |
These are the locations in Jackson Parish where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
Jackson Parish School Board
Louisiana Delta Community College
Jackson Parish Chamber of Commerce
These Jackson Parish high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
Jonesboro-Hodge High School
Quitman High School
Weston High School
For more information on Jackson Parish's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Jackson Parish School Board - Dr. Robin Potts
318-259-4456 ext. 228
Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.