Henry, Tennessee
Henry County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jun 2016
Maintained 1: Aug 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Henry 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Henry
Henry County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 331 | 34 | 170 | 124 | + |
College | 164 | 14 | 103 | 46 | + | |
Current | Private | 270 | 29 | 175 | 64 | + |
Public | 168 | 28 | 107 | 32 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 678 | 89 | 460 | 129 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1622 | 197 | 1021 | 397 | 7 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 331 | 34 | 170 | 124 | + |
College | 164 | 14 | 103 | 46 | + | |
Current | Private | 270 | 29 | 175 | 64 | + |
Public | 168 | 28 | 107 | 32 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 678 | 89 | 460 | 129 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1622 | 197 | 1021 | 397 | 7 |
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 Oct 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
Emerging | 499 | 495 |
✓
Current |
80 | 438 |
✓ Transitioning | 531 | 689 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 17 | 3 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 60 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 9 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Henry County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Northwest TN Workforce Board
Participating High Schools
These Henry County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Henry County High School
Contact Us
For more information on Henry County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
American Job Center-Huntingdon
731-352-8800
Employers in Henry County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Jones Plastic & Plastic Engineering
- PML Inc
- Nobel Automotive
- Henry County Medical Center
- Henry County Chamber of Commerce
- Carroll County Government
- Physicians Quality Care
- Benton County Mayor's Office
- City of Milan
- Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs
- Weakley County Government
- Universal Coating Corp.
- McKenzie Banking Co/ Foundation Bank
- Henry Co Sheriff's office
- Milan Supply Chain Solutions
- Four Seasons
- 501K Recycling
- Allergo Fine Foods
- Kohler Company
- Bethel University
- Institutional Case Work Inc
- Gibson County Special School District
- Sweet Jordan's
- West TN Healthcare
- Tennessee Tractor LLC
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