Shelby, Tennessee
Shelby 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
Status History:
Certified: Jun 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Shelby 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
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 453 | 175 | 185 | 56 | 37 | 0 |
College | 204 | 46 | 111 | 37 | 10 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1327 | 319 | 749 | 214 | 45 | 0 |
Public | 864 | 273 | 482 | 95 | 14 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 19 | 8 | 7 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2076 | 623 | 1141 | 272 | 40 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 10 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 102 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5006 | 1460 | 2710 | 686 | 147 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 453 | 175 | 185 | 56 | 37 | 0 |
College | 204 | 46 | 111 | 37 | 10 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1327 | 319 | 749 | 214 | 45 | 0 |
Public | 864 | 273 | 482 | 95 | 14 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 19 | 8 | 7 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2076 | 623 | 1141 | 272 | 40 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 10 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 102 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5006 | 1460 | 2710 | 686 | 147 | + |
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 | 542 | 657 |
✓
Current |
347 | 2191 |
✓ Transitioning | 1932 | 2108 |
Workforce category not identified | 51 | 51 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 197 | 6 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 73 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
Bronze | 94 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 12 | 1 | ||
Gold | 4 |
Employers in Shelby County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Mechanical Systems Company LLC
- DunAn Manufacturing
Tennessee Accident Consultants &
InvestigationsSelf+Tucker Architects
Customized Medical Needs
Caravan Packaging Corporation.
- The Lions Den Barbershop & Salon
- Fountain Leasing LLC
Morgan Management
- Tomsin Steel Processing
Greater Memphis Alliance for a
Competitive WorkforceCareer Academy CNA Training
- Rhodes College
- Graduate Memphis
- Associated General Contractors
- Two Sisters Tax Service
Case Management, Incorporated
The American Job Center
- Arlington Chamber of Commerce
- Fayette Cares
Corky's Manufacturing
Phillip Ashley Chocolates
- Slider Inn
- Henry Turley Co
- Area Wide Storage
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