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Sumter, South Carolina

Sumter County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.

Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2024

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: Dec 2014

3 out of 5
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Progress Towards Goals

Sumter 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 0 Points

Maximum of 3 points possible

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC		 Bronze
NCRC		 Silver
NCRC		 Gold
NCRC		 Platinum
NCRC		 NCRC
Plus
Emerging High School 2672 1052 1330 285 5 +
College 125 24 80 19 + 65
Current Private 365 76 219 63 7 82
Public 321 81 195 42 + 95
Transitioning Adult Education 779 306 385 87 + 114
Unemployed 1301 447 698 147 9 287
Recent Veteran 30 + 5 7 + +
Workforce category not identified 1156 261 219 65 33 0
Totals 6156 2249 3131 715 61 649
Workforce Total
NCRC
Emerging High School 2672 1052 1330 285 5 +
College 125 24 80 19 + 65
Current Private 365 76 219 63 7 82
Public 321 81 195 42 + 95
Transitioning Adult Education 779 306 385 87 + 114
Unemployed 1301 447 698 147 9 287
Recent Veteran 30 + 5 7 + +
Workforce category not identified 1156 261 219 65 33 0
Totals 6156 2249 3131 715 61 649

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, 2024

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
✓ Emerging 404 2865
✓ Current
 35 863
✓ Transitioning 966 2499
Workforce category not identified 578 578
Workforce Goals Actual
Employers Supporting 49 31

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 49 9 0 0
Bronze 56 1 1
Silver 6 0
Gold 0
 
 

Employers in Sumter County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • Bynum Insurance
  • Jones Chevrolet Company Inc
  • Sumter County Government
  • Norman Williams and Associates Inc
  • EMS-CHEMIE (North America) Inc.
  • Sumter Packaging
  • Kaydon Corporation
  • Porter's Fabrications
  • Sumter County Government
  • Induction Coil Specialist Inc
  • Frontier Communications
  • Jones Chevrolet Company Inc
  • Hunter Builders Inc.
  • United Way of Sumter Clarendon & Lee
    Counties
  • Wateree Community Actions Inc.
  • Palmetto Goodwill of Lower South
    Carolina
  • SC Dept. of Employment & Workforce
  • Goodwill Industries of Lower SC
  • WebsterRogers LLP
  • South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Spartanburg County Adult Education
  • Johnson Controls Inc. Power Solutions
  • Porters Fabrication
  • gold star icon EatonCorporation
  • Potts Driving School

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