Lauderdale, Tennessee
Lauderdale 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: Oct 2015
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Lauderdale 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
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Lauderdale
Lauderdale County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 121 | 36 | 66 | 19 | 0 |
College | 68 | 10 | 47 | 10 | + | |
Current | Private | 226 | 51 | 148 | 26 | + |
Public | 97 | 20 | 67 | 10 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 674 | 173 | 438 | 61 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1190 | 290 | 770 | 126 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 121 | 36 | 66 | 19 | 0 |
College | 68 | 10 | 47 | 10 | + | |
Current | Private | 226 | 51 | 148 | 26 | + |
Public | 97 | 20 | 67 | 10 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 674 | 173 | 438 | 61 | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1190 | 290 | 770 | 126 | + |
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 |
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Emerging | 234 | 189 |
✓
Current |
112 | 323 |
✓ Transitioning | 440 | 678 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 16 | 45 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 4 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Lauderdale County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Northwest TN Workforce Board
Participating High Schools
These Lauderdale County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Halls High School
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Ripley High School
Contact Us
For more information on Lauderdale County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
American Job Center-Covington
901-476-5570
Employers in Lauderdale County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Dyersburg State Community College
- Heckethorn Manufacturing
- American Greetings Corporation
- NSK Steering Systems America Inc.
- Caterpillar-Dyersburg
- ABB Inc.
- Metro Industrial
- Airgas USA LLC
- Lauderdale Community Hospital
- Hamilton-Ryker
- SRG Global - Newbern
- Hexpol Compounding
- Allied Reprocessing LLC
- Dyersburg City Schools
- Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce/ECD
- City of Covington
- Best-Wade Petroleum Inc.
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology
- Ripley - West Tennessee State Penitentiary
- Tipton County Government
- Metro Industrial Services
- Express Employment Professionals
- Firestone Indrustrial Products
- ERMCO
- Teleflex
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