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Jones, North Carolina
Jones County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Aug 2015
Maintained 1: Jul 2021
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jones 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
Economic Regions Including Jones
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 420 | 102 | 235 | 67 | 16 |
College | 26 | + | 16 | 7 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 84 | 20 | 44 | 16 | + |
Public | 38 | 8 | 27 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 191 | 57 | 101 | 31 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 148 | 24 | 27 | 12 | + | |
Totals | 841 | 215 | 455 | 138 | 25 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 420 | 102 | 235 | 67 | 16 |
College | 26 | + | 16 | 7 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 84 | 20 | 44 | 16 | + |
Public | 38 | 8 | 27 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 191 | 57 | 101 | 31 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 148 | 24 | 27 | 12 | + | |
Totals | 841 | 215 | 455 | 138 | 25 |
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 Jul 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 79 | 446 |
✓
Current |
26 | 122 |
✓ Transitioning | 186 | 199 |
Workforce category not identified | 74 | 74 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 7 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 43 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Jones County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Lenoir Community College
Participating High Schools
These Jones County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Jones Senior High School
Contact Us
For more information on Jones County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board
252-636-6901
Employers in Jones County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Mega Force Staffing
Lenoir Community College
- DuPont
City of Jacksonville
Coastal Carolina Community College
Alorica
- Onslow County Schools
- Onslow County
Stanadyne Corporation
Onslow Memorial Hospital
Convergys
Coastal Enterprises of Jacksonville Inc.
- Marine Federal Credit Union
Lenox Corporation
- NCWorks Career Center - Goldsboro
- Coastal Community Action INC.
- CarolinaEast Health System
- Moen
- Coastal Community Action. Inc.
- Skyware Global
- Onslow Water & Sewer Authoirty
Kirlin Carolina's
- Jarrett Bay Boatworks
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