Obion, Tennessee
Obion County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2015
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Obion 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 Obion
Obion 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 | 313 | 52 | 193 | 66 | + |
College | 104 | + | 59 | 40 | + | |
Current | Private | 201 | 21 | 122 | 57 | + |
Public | 87 | 20 | 52 | 14 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 595 | 122 | 389 | 83 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1308 | 222 | 818 | 261 | 7 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 313 | 52 | 193 | 66 | + |
College | 104 | + | 59 | 40 | + | |
Current | Private | 201 | 21 | 122 | 57 | + |
Public | 87 | 20 | 52 | 14 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 595 | 122 | 389 | 83 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1308 | 222 | 818 | 261 | 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 Dec 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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Emerging | 451 | 417 |
✓
Current |
127 | 288 |
✓ Transitioning | 445 | 603 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 31 | 8 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 3 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Obion County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Northwest TN Workforce Board
Participating High Schools
These Obion County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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South Fulton High School
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Obion County Central High School
Contact Us
For more information on Obion County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
American Job Center-Humboldt
731-784-5221
Employers in Obion County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Caterpillar-Dyersburg
- MTD Products
- Airgas USA LLC
- SRG Global - Newbern
- Manpower Mid South
- Union City Electric
- Bethel University
- Gibson County Special School District
- Dyersburg City Schools
- Wal-Mart #104
- Gibson Electric Membership Corporation
- City of Milan
- Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs
- Job World Inc.
- Waymatic Inc.
- Green Plains Inc.
- MIA Seating
- Amteck LLC
- Express Employment Professionals
- ERMCO
- Kohler Company
- Tyson Foods
- Institutional Case Work Inc
- Discovery Park of America
- Hargett Materials Incorporated
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