Shelby, Tennessee
Shelby County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 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 | 455 | 176 | 186 | 56 | 37 | 0 |
College | 204 | 46 | 111 | 37 | 10 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1347 | 330 | 752 | 220 | 45 | 0 |
Public | 869 | 275 | 485 | 95 | 14 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 19 | 8 | 7 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2083 | 627 | 1142 | 274 | 40 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 10 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 102 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5040 | 1478 | 2719 | 694 | 147 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 455 | 176 | 186 | 56 | 37 | 0 |
College | 204 | 46 | 111 | 37 | 10 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1347 | 330 | 752 | 220 | 45 | 0 |
Public | 869 | 275 | 485 | 95 | 14 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 19 | 8 | 7 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2083 | 627 | 1142 | 274 | 40 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 10 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 102 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5040 | 1478 | 2719 | 694 | 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 Nov 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 542 | 659 |
✓
Current |
347 | 2216 |
✓ Transitioning | 1932 | 2115 |
Workforce category not identified | 51 | 51 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 197 | 2 |
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
- Black Lion Security LLC
- Mechanical Systems Company LLC
- Y&W Technologies
- Fashion 2 Fit Designs
- Northland
- Titan Transfer Inc
- nexAir
- Self+Tucker Architects
- Applingwood Healthcare Center
- Lowrie Electric Co Inc
- Mid-South Electrical Contractors
- EDGE: Economic Development Growth Engine
for Memphis & Shelby County - Ledbetter Packing Co
- Moore Tech
- International Paper
- Metro Appraisal Co
- McKean Fluid Air Systems Inc
- SRVS
- C. Foster Construction Company Inc.
- Jordan Aluminum Extrusion Inc.
- Two Sisters Tax Service
- Tennessee Carriers
- Deaf Connect of the Mid-South
- Corky's Manufacturing
- Probation Works Inc
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