Union Parish, Louisiana
Union Parish 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 2021
Maintained 1: Jun 2022
Maintained 2: Oct 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Union 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 1 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Union Parish
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 | 1201 | 201 | 556 | 335 | 109 |
College | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11 | + | |
Current | Private | 47 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 |
Public | 30 | 8 | 15 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 11 | 9 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 154 | 41 | 74 | 27 | 12 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 72 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
Totals | 1528 | 293 | 702 | 402 | 131 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1201 | 201 | 556 | 335 | 109 |
College | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11 | + | |
Current | Private | 47 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 |
Public | 30 | 8 | 15 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 11 | 9 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 154 | 41 | 74 | 27 | 12 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 72 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
Totals | 1528 | 293 | 702 | 402 | 131 |
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 | 469 | 1236 |
Current |
94 | 77 |
Transitioning | 256 | 179 |
Workforce category not identified | 36 | 36 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 8 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 38 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
Bronze | 112 | 21 | 0 | |
Silver | 117 | 5 | ||
Gold | 43 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Union Parish where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
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Louisiana Delta Community College
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Union Parish School Board
Participating High Schools
These Union Parish high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Union High School
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D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
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Downsville Charter School
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Union Christian Academy
Contact Us
For more information on Union Parish's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
318-368-3947
Employers in Union Parish recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Ridgecrest Community Care
Center/CommCare Corporation - Jackson Parish School Superintendent
- Origin Bank
- Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
- Town of Marion
- Farm Bureau Insurance
- Union Parish School Board
- Marion State Bank
- Town of Farmerville
- The Banner News
- Lake D'Arbonne Country Club
- Thomas Nursery & Feed
- Taylor & Wilkes CPAs
- Claiborne Electric Co-Op Inc
- The Gazette
- Big Star Grocery
- Toastmasters - Farmerville
- Town of Bernice
- The Gazette
- Arbor Lake Skilled Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center - Arbor Rose
- Reeves Memorial Medical Center:
Emergency Room - Village of Spearsville
- NELA Rehabilitation
- Read Lumber & Supply Co
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