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Darlington, South Carolina
Darlington County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Apr 2015
Maintained 1: Apr 2021
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Darlington 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
Darlington 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 | 2340 | 750 | 1258 | 323 | 9 | + |
College | 86 | 17 | 41 | 25 | + | 8 | |
Current | Private | 421 | 90 | 262 | 64 | 5 | 47 |
Public | 219 | 63 | 129 | 25 | + | 26 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 518 | 195 | 286 | 36 | + | 44 |
Unemployed | 1143 | 370 | 646 | 121 | 6 | 189 | |
Recent Veteran | 14 | + | + | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 1516 | 221 | 243 | 119 | 175 | 0 | |
Totals | 5492 | 1708 | 2868 | 715 | 201 | 318 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 2340 | 750 | 1258 | 323 | 9 | + |
College | 86 | 17 | 41 | 25 | + | 8 | |
Current | Private | 421 | 90 | 262 | 64 | 5 | 47 |
Public | 219 | 63 | 129 | 25 | + | 26 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 518 | 195 | 286 | 36 | + | 44 |
Unemployed | 1143 | 370 | 646 | 121 | 6 | 189 | |
Recent Veteran | 14 | + | + | + | 0 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 1516 | 221 | 243 | 119 | 175 | 0 | |
Totals | 5492 | 1708 | 2868 | 715 | 201 | 318 |
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, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 611 | 2437 |
✓
Current |
85 | 713 |
✓ Transitioning | 818 | 1902 |
Workforce category not identified | 758 | 758 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 59 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 81 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 117 | 3 | 2 | |
Silver | 17 | 1 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Darlington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Agape Senior
- Santee Cooper
- Northeastern Technical College
- Talley Metals Technology Inc.
- Florence-Darlington Technical College
- Mohawk Industries
- Highland Industries
- Screwnatucs
- SC Dept. of Employment & Workforce
- Florence Convention and Visitors Bureau
- South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative Inc.
ReadySC
RBC Bearings
Sonoco Products
- Greater Darlington Chambr of Commerce
- Darlington County School District
- ADP
Honda of South Carolina Mfg. Inc.
- Monster
- Arbor E&T, LLC d/b/a ResCare Workforce
Services - Sound Solutions Hearing Care
- Hartsville Oil Mill
- Lifetime Hearing Service
- Palmetto Staffing
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