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Certificates Earned!

More than 5 million people in the United States have earned the ACT® WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate® proving that they have the skills American employers need. Learn More.


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Forrest County

Forrest County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2020

Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:

Certified: May 2020

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of maintaining goals completed

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News for Forrest County

Forrest County

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC		 Bronze
NCRC		 Silver
NCRC		 Gold
NCRC		 Platinum
NCRC
Emerging High School 384 126 139 84 35
College 235 56 103 50 26
Current Private 339 90 176 60 13
Public 271 83 136 43 9
Transitioning Adult Education 267 171 78 17 +
Unemployed 672 229 345 78 20
Recent Veteran 8 4 4 0 0
Workforce category not identified + + 0 0 0
Totals 2178 761 981 332 104

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.

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Employers in Forrest County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • Mr. Sippi Beverages
  • Greater Hattiesburg Home Builders
    Association
  • 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
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  • Mr. Sippi Beverages
  • Greater Hattiesburg Home
    Builders Association
  • 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
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  • Forrest County Jail
  • Forrest 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

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    This website reports the ACT® WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates earned at the county and state level and the progress being made by those participating states and counties in the ACT Work Ready Community initiative. This site only represents data stored in the ACT RegiSTAR™ system, a web-based reporting and management tool for ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates.

    State and national ACT WorkKeys NCRC data runs from January 2006 through December 31, 2020 , while county-level data is starting from January 2012. State job profile data runs from January 2007 through December 31, 2020 , while national job profile data reaches back to 1993. Again, please note that county-level ACT WorkKeys NCRC data collection began in January 2012 for WorkKeys Internet Version, and in July 2012 for pencil and paper assessments. State and national certificate totals include historical data prior to 2012.

    WorkKeys® assessments are used across the nation, and many states have built their own Career Readiness Certificates based upon WorkKeys assessment results. You will find an asterisk denoting those states. This website will continue to evolve as the first two rounds of participating states give us feedback on what they would like to see -- and based on your feedback, as well.

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