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Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 28, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jul 2019
Maintained 1: May 2021
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jackson 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 |
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Emerging | High School | 6614 | 1524 | 2507 | 1559 | 1024 |
College | 243 | 56 | 98 | 66 | 23 | |
Current | Private | 1361 | 315 | 542 | 322 | 182 |
Public | 1098 | 345 | 506 | 197 | 50 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 287 | 109 | 115 | 49 | 14 |
Unemployed | 2645 | 988 | 1065 | 423 | 169 | |
Recent Veteran | 34 | + | 7 | 6 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 68 | 14 | 15 | + | + | |
Totals | 12299 | 3354 | 4855 | 2626 | 1464 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 6614 | 1524 | 2507 | 1559 | 1024 |
College | 243 | 56 | 98 | 66 | 23 | |
Current | Private | 1361 | 315 | 542 | 322 | 182 |
Public | 1098 | 345 | 506 | 197 | 50 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 287 | 109 | 115 | 49 | 14 |
Unemployed | 2645 | 988 | 1065 | 423 | 169 | |
Recent Veteran | 34 | + | 7 | 6 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 68 | 14 | 15 | + | + | |
Totals | 12299 | 3354 | 4855 | 2626 | 1464 |
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 Feb 28, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 1267 | 6857 |
✓
Current |
233 | 2459 |
✓ Transitioning | 937 | 2949 |
Workforce category not identified | 34 | 34 |
Workforce | Total |
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Total Employers | 122 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 89 | 33 | 6 | 0 |
Bronze | 247 | 30 | 1 | |
Silver | 63 | 12 | ||
Gold | 15 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Jackson County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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MS Gulf Coast Community College
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WIN Job Center Pascagoula
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Pascagoula Gautier School District Adult Learning Center
Participating High Schools
These Jackson County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Gautier High School
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Moss Point High School
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Pascagoula High School
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Ocean Springs High School
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St. Martin High School
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East Central High School
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Vancleave High School
Contact Us
For more information on Jackson County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
228-769-6263
Employers in Jackson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Pascagoula-Gautier School District
- Moss Point School District
- City of Pascagoula
- Dogan & Wilkinson PLLC
- Merchants & Marine Bank
- Farm Bureau Insurance - Jon Parker
- Jerry Lee's Grocery Inc U.S. 90 Gautier
MS USA - Studio of Dance & Gymnastics
- ASB Marketing LLC dba Geiger
- Gulf Sales & Supply Inc
- Regions Bank
- Coldwell Banker Smith Homes
- Sugar Delights Gifts and Bath
- Babers Inc
- Check Now
- Sugar and Spice Children's Apparel
- Johnson Chiropractic Clinic
- Mizelle's Outdoors
- Jackson County School District - FabLab
- Mississippi Export Railroad
- The First A National Banking Association
- VT Halter Marine Inc.
- Alion Science & Technology
- Coldwell Banker Alfonso Realty Inc.
- The University of Southern Mississippi
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