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Wake, North Carolina
Wake County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
93 %
of goals attainedProgress Towards Goals
Wake is actively participating in the Work Ready program. To become a Certified Work Ready Community, they must prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees. Requirements include:
- Having economic development advocates receive training at a Work Ready Bootcamp.
- Help members of the community's current, emerging and transitioning workforce earn National Career Readiness Certificates.
- Generate support among private and public employers in the community for hiring people who have earned an NCRC.
Wake County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 28862 | 4839 | 11492 | 8296 | 4235 | 0 |
College | 556 | 63 | 233 | 243 | 17 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1206 | 231 | 576 | 343 | 56 | + |
Public | 824 | 198 | 461 | 147 | 18 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 180 | 35 | 119 | 24 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2224 | 543 | 1198 | 419 | 64 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | + | 6 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 16508 | 1652 | 2321 | 2070 | 1993 | 0 | |
Totals | 42119 | 7564 | 16406 | 11545 | 6386 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 28862 | 4839 | 11492 | 8296 | 4235 | 0 |
College | 556 | 63 | 233 | 243 | 17 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1206 | 231 | 576 | 343 | 56 | + |
Public | 824 | 198 | 461 | 147 | 18 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 180 | 35 | 119 | 24 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2224 | 543 | 1198 | 419 | 64 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | + | 6 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 16508 | 1652 | 2321 | 2070 | 1993 | 0 | |
Totals | 42119 | 7564 | 16406 | 11545 | 6386 | + |
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 Jan 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 617 | 29418 |
✓
Current |
223 | 2032 |
✓ Transitioning | 1999 | 2417 |
Workforce category not identified | 8254 | 8254 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Total Employers | 103 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 76 | 36 | 3 | 0 |
Bronze | 34 | 7 | 19 | |
Silver | 26 | 1 | ||
Gold | 7 |
Employers in Wake County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Creative Shears Hair Studio
Corinth Holders
- The Salvation Army
- StepUp Ministry
- Town of Fuquay-Varina
- Skyline Personnel
- Zebulon Chamber of Commerce
Avintiv
- Eaton
- Perkins Counseling & Psychological
Services - Powell & Associates Ameriprise Financial
Golden State Foods
- Wake County Economic Development
Stone Truck Parts
Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary- MMI Public Relations
Clayton High School
- Unilin Flooring
- Holiday Retirement DBA The Lodge at Wake
Forest - MidSouth Construction
All American Relocation
- Headway Workforce Solutions
Kirlin Carolina's
- NC Dept. of Public Safety
- Sunstates Security LLC
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
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