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Harrison, Mississippi
Harrison County 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: May 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Harrison 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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 5000 | 1327 | 1731 | 1281 | 661 |
College | 326 | 60 | 141 | 81 | 44 | |
Current | Private | 1180 | 306 | 499 | 258 | 117 |
Public | 898 | 267 | 433 | 154 | 44 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 186 | 74 | 81 | 26 | 5 |
Unemployed | 2947 | 967 | 1247 | 555 | 178 | |
Recent Veteran | 32 | + | 9 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 708 | 68 | 93 | 95 | 98 | |
Totals | 10907 | 3071 | 4234 | 2454 | 1148 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 5000 | 1327 | 1731 | 1281 | 661 |
College | 326 | 60 | 141 | 81 | 44 | |
Current | Private | 1180 | 306 | 499 | 258 | 117 |
Public | 898 | 267 | 433 | 154 | 44 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 186 | 74 | 81 | 26 | 5 |
Unemployed | 2947 | 967 | 1247 | 555 | 178 | |
Recent Veteran | 32 | + | 9 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 708 | 68 | 93 | 95 | 98 | |
Totals | 10907 | 3071 | 4234 | 2454 | 1148 |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 808 | 5326 |
✓
Current |
656 | 2078 |
✓ Transitioning | 1526 | 3149 |
Workforce category not identified | 354 | 354 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 105 | 33 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 98 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 249 | 35 | 2 | |
Silver | 198 | 11 | ||
Gold | 2 |
Contact Us
For more information on Harrison County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Harrison County Development Commission
2288965020
Employers in Harrison County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Mississippi Department of Human Services
- The Citizens Bank
- Southern Ms Planning & Dev
- D'Iberville Cold Storage
- Mississippi Power
- Goldin Metals Inc.
ASSOCIATED FOOD EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- GCP Laboratories
- SOPREMA
- Topship
- Specialty Machine Works
AGJ Systems and Networks Inc.
- Biloxi Public School District
- Gulf Coast Prestress Partners Ltd.
- Land Shapers Inc
City of Biloxi
- United States Marine Inc.
- Dirt and Demolition Services LLC
- Seal Team Home Builders LLC
- Harrison County Development Commission -
Gulfport MS Gulfport School District Admin Office
Summerfield Senior Living of Gulfport
Community Rehab
- Biloxi Career Technology Center
- Mississippi State Port Authority
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