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Greenville 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

45063 Lexington 0.47 0.56 us-sc-063 LE 45081 Saluda 0.51 0.49 us-sc-081 SA 45003 Aiken 0.42 0.50 us-sc-003 AI 45037 Edgefield 0.36 0.49 us-sc-037 ED 45019 Charleston 0.25 0.68 us-sc-019 CH 45007 Anderson 0.50 0.53 us-sc-007 AN 45001 Abbeville 0.55 0.64 us-sc-001 AB 45077 Pickens 0.48 0.44 us-sc-077 PI 45041 Florence 0.45 0.50 us-sc-041 FL 45085 Sumter 0.27 0.50 us-sc-085 SU 45029 Colleton 0.52 0.47 us-sc-029 CO 45005 Allendale 0.50 0.41 us-sc-005 AL 45009 Bamberg 0.38 0.58 us-sc-009 BA 45089 Williamsburg 0.45 0.44 us-sc-089 WI 45067 Marion 0.42 0.24 us-sc-067 MA 45061 Lee 0.38 0.42 us-sc-061 LE 45027 Clarendon 0.46 0.59 us-sc-027 CL 45015 Berkeley 0.41 0.44 us-sc-015 BE 45051 Horry 0.42 0.50 us-sc-051 HO 45033 Dillon 0.45 0.54 us-sc-033 DI 45013 Beaufort 0.49 0.24 us-sc-013 BE 45053 Jasper 0.57 0.36 us-sc-053 JA 45017 Calhoun 0.41 0.45 us-sc-017 CA 45087 Union 0.52 0.44 us-sc-087 UN 45039 Fairfield 0.50 0.41 us-sc-039 FA 45091 York 0.50 0.51 us-sc-091 YO 45031 Darlington 0.59 0.39 us-sc-031 DA 45055 Kershaw 0.48 0.53 us-sc-055 KE 45057 Lancaster 0.43 0.68 us-sc-057 LA 45025 Chesterfield 0.53 0.37 us-sc-025 CH 45043 Georgetown 0.49 0.50 us-sc-043 GE 45071 Newberry 0.57 0.46 us-sc-071 NE 45047 Greenwood 0.53 0.58 us-sc-047 GR 45059 Laurens 0.43 0.55 us-sc-059 LA 45045 Greenville 0.63 0.38 us-sc-045 GR 45073 Oconee 0.53 0.51 us-sc-073 OC 45079 Richland 0.63 0.45 us-sc-079 RI 45075 Orangeburg 0.44 0.48 us-sc-075 OR 45011 Barnwell 0.57 0.57 us-sc-011 BA 45083 Spartanburg 0.44 0.40 us-sc-083 SP 45069 Marlboro 0.51 0.38 us-sc-069 MA 45065 McCormick 0.41 0.25 us-sc-065 MC 45023 Chester 0.55 0.46 us-sc-023 CH 45021 Cherokee 0.48 0.38 us-sc-021 CH 45049 Hampton 0.35 0.60 us-sc-049 HA 45035 Dorchester 0.60 0.50 us-sc-035 DO

Status History:

Certified: Oct 2015

4 out of 5
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Progress Towards Goals

Greenville 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 4 Points

Maximum of 4 points possible

Current Goal - 1 points

Emerging Goal - 1 points

Transitioning Goal - 1 points

Employer Support This Period - 1 points

Optional goals 0 Points

Maximum of 3 points possible

Greenville 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 13993 3117 7124 3588 164 283
College 268 47 137 70 14 19
Current Private 2634 563 1376 572 123 127
Public 1525 392 857 239 37 95
Transitioning Adult Education 1878 580 1037 253 8 11
Unemployed 5252 1350 2868 909 125 231
Recent Veteran 28 + 9 + 0 0
Workforce category not identified 9642 1367 1627 1021 806 0
Totals 30385 7417 15035 6656 1277 766
Workforce Total
NCRC
Emerging High School 13993 3117 7124 3588 164 283
College 268 47 137 70 14 19
Current Private 2634 563 1376 572 123 127
Public 1525 392 857 239 37 95
Transitioning Adult Education 1878 580 1037 253 8 11
Unemployed 5252 1350 2868 909 125 231
Recent Veteran 28 + 9 + 0 0
Workforce category not identified 9642 1367 1627 1021 806 0
Totals 30385 7417 15035 6656 1277 766

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
✓ Emerging 1453 14563
✓ Current
 199 4381
✓ Transitioning 2350 7386
Workforce category not identified 4821 4821
Workforce Total
Total Employers 266

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 258 40 0 0
Bronze 241 6 0
Silver 70 1
Gold 1

Service Delivery Locations

These are the locations in Greenville County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.

  • Greenville County Workforce Development

Contact Us

For more information on Greenville County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:

Greenville County Workforce Development

8644673605

 
 
 

Employers in Greenville County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • The Housing Authority of the City of
    Greenville SC
  • Greenville Technical College
  • GE Aviation
  • Morgan Advanced Materials
  • DNA Creative Communications
  • Drive Automotive Industries
  • Ten at the Top
  • Cafe at Williams Hardware
  • Tax Advantage Group
  • Picanol of America, Inc.
  • Synterra
  • SpecFab Services Inc
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Watson Engineering Inc.
  • gold star icon Waldrop Inc
  • Group of Patirots
  • JTEKT Automotive
  • Duke Energy
  • New South Classics LLC
  • Legacy Charter School
  • Upstate Fatherhood Coalition
  • Goodwill Industries Upstate/Midlands
  • Alexium Inc.
  • SC Appalachian Council of Government
  • Remedy Intelligent Staffing

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