Forrest County
Forrest County is a certified Work Ready Community.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2020
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2020
100%
of goals attained
This county became certified May 2020.
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
Emerging
 |
304 | 555 |
| Current
|
372 | 563 |
| Transitioning
|
584 | 905 |
| Workforce category not identified | + |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 157 |
164
|
Forrest County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 329 | 120 | 115 | 64 | 30 |
| College | 226 | 55 | 98 | 47 | 26 | |
| Current | Private | 315 | 84 | 164 | 55 | 12 |
| Public | 248 | 77 | 126 | 37 | 8 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 266 | 171 | 77 | 17 | + |
| Unemployed | 631 | 211 | 334 | 69 | 17 | |
| Recent Veteran | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2026 | 725 | 918 | 289 | 94 | |
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
Employers in Forrest County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum *
- Hotel Indigo Hattiesburg *
- Southern Pines Animal Shelter *
- Petal School District *
- Therah's Childcare and Preschool *
- Robynwood Apartment Homes *
- Hardy Manor Apartment Homes *
- Woodshire Duplexes and Apartments *
- LaMaison Apartment Homes *
- Peppertree Apartment Homes *
- Pine Creek Townhomes *
- Tabella Italian Restaurant *
- New South Restaurant *
- Midtown Donut *
- Ed's Burger Joint *
- The Midtowner *
- Crescent City Grill *
- Mahogany Bar Hattiesburg *
- Purple Parrot *
- Branch Cocktail Bar *
- Warren Paving Inc *
- Forrest General Hospital *
- Hattiesburg Clinic *
- Parkway Heights United Methodist Church *
- Pearl River Valley Electric *
* Pending re-affirmation
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The Mississippi Armed Forces
Museum Hotel Indigo Hattiesburg Southern Pines Animal Shelter Petal School District Therah's Childcare and
Preschool Robynwood Apartment Homes Hardy Manor Apartment Homes Woodshire Duplexes and
Apartments LaMaison Apartment Homes Peppertree Apartment Homes Pine Creek Townhomes Tabella Italian Restaurant New South Restaurant Midtown Donut Ed's Burger Joint The Midtowner Crescent City Grill Mahogany Bar Hattiesburg Purple Parrot Branch Cocktail Bar Warren Paving Inc Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg Clinic Parkway Heights United
Methodist Church Pearl River Valley Electric Ebenezer Baptist Church The Porter The Porter FORREST COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT South New Summit School Fordham-Thompson Development
LLC Keg & Barrel Oseola Mc Carty Youth Infusion Plus AbilityWorks of Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Property LLC The Lucky Rabbit Love Birds Bridal Boutique Longbow Capital Partners FCA of Southeast Mississippi Family YMCA of Southeast
Mississippi Inc. RISE Hattiesburg Jaycees AbilityWorks Inc Southern Ms Planning &
Development District DREAM of Hattiesburg Inc. Headwaters Inc. AAA Ambulance Service Southern Miss Alumni
Association Lincoln Road Package Store BXS Insurance Inc Codaray Construction The greater Pinebelt community
Foundation T-Bones Records & Cafe BLACK FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC Fuzzys Taco Shop Anderson Design Center American Concrete Products
Block & Brick Batteries Plus Bulbs Forrest County Industrial Park
Commission Fisher Brown Bottrell
Insurance Dickey's Barbecue Pit All Brands Refreshments Kohler Engines Nostalgia Lounge CR Properties W.R. Fairchild Construction
Co. LLC 1st Choice EST LLC Healing Waters International
Business Solutions Terracon Grin Coffee Roastery Southern bone and joint Edwards Street Fellowship
Center Brown Bottling Group GROVE TRANSIT Pearl River Community College Green Bay Converting Downtown Hattiesburg
Association Local Impact Analytics Spire Energy Furniture World Forrest County Jail 
PrintForrest County Sheriff Havard Pest Control Adam Patrick - State Farm
Insurance Agent At&T Southeastern Construction Habitat For Humanity London and Stetelman Realtors Forrest County Juvenile Center Bourne Brothers Printing Inc Self Elite Screen Printing Asbury Foundation Bio Soil Enhancers Inc Magnolia State Bank Hattiesburg Area Association
of Realtors NOOL Counseling Center PLLC Petal Area Chamber of Commerce Regions Bank Bourne Brothers Printing Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush
P.A. Bryan Nelson Pa Neel-Schaffer SVN | Southgate Realty TownePlace Suites by Marriott
Hattiesburg Lady Luck Tattoo R3SM Zeon Chemicals Mississippi Inc Trustmark The University of Southern
Mississippi Mississippi Security LLC Crye*Leike Signature Residence Inn by Marriott
Hattiesburg Mama Fer LLC Maid & Janitorial
Services TMH Hub City Employment Moore Chiropractic Clinic
Hattiesburg Southern Oaks House & Garden Hub City Stained Glass LLC Live @ 5 Forrest County Agricultural
High School Lamar County Schools Gulf Coast Restaurant Group Berry Plastics Corporation Wis Pak Inc Commercial Business Interiors
Inc. Merchants Foodservice Pearl River Valley Opportunity
Inc. Mike Rozier Construction Co.
Inc. Mississippi Tank Co SDW Inc. Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling
Company The University of Southern
Mississippi HMP Management Corp. Channel Control Merchants LLC Wise Carter Child & Caraway
P.A. Pridestaff SouthGroup Insurance Services Hood Industries Inc. Hood Companies Inc. At Home Care Inc. United Way of Southeast
Mississippi Hattiesburg Public Schools BancorpSouth Mississippi Public Service
Commission Hilton Garden Inn Hattiesburg Flathau's Fine Foods Western Container Cooperative Energy Hancock Whitney Bank Pridestaff Inc William Carey University Sofidel America Area Development Partnership Mississippi Power C. L. Dews & Sons Foundry &
Machinery Co. Inc Berry Global Inc. West Quality Food Service Inc. First A National Banking
Association The Citizens Bank Cooperative Energy Elite Screen Printing Mississippi Department of
Human Services
Museum
Preschool
Apartments
Methodist Church
LLC
Mississippi Inc.
Development District
Association
Foundation
Block & Brick
Commission
Insurance
Co. LLC
Business Solutions
Center
Association
PrintInsurance Agent
of Realtors
P.A.
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Services
Hattiesburg
High School
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Inc.
Inc.
Company
Mississippi
P.A.
Mississippi
Commission
Machinery Co. Inc
Association
Human Services
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging
|
304 | 555 |
| Current
|
372 | 563 |
| Transitioning
|
584 | 905 |
| Workforce category not identified | + |
| Workforce | Goals | Actual |
|---|---|---|
|
Employers Supporting |
157 |
164
|
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 42 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 6 | |||
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