Certified Counties

When a county achieves Work Ready Community status, it means they have a robust, public-private partnership driven approach to link education to workforce development, align to economic development and match people to jobs. Once a community is certified, that is just the beginning. Their next step is to build upon this foundation and further strengthen their workforce development efforts through the Maintaining ACT Work Ready Community efforts.

County State Certified Date
Josephine County Oregon January 18, 2016
Multnomah County Oregon February 16, 2018
Lane County Oregon March 16, 2015
Washington County Oregon April 11, 2017
Wasco County Oregon January 3, 2017
Marion County Oregon January 18, 2016
Union County Oregon January 26, 2015
Ottawa County Oklahoma June 13, 2016
Lucas County Ohio September 18, 2018
Lorain County Ohio August 20, 2018
Preble County Ohio July 25, 2016
Bladen County North Carolina April 10, 2018
Rowan County North Carolina June 6, 2023
Henderson County North Carolina June 28, 2021
Columbus County North Carolina September 28, 2020
Catawba County North Carolina September 28, 2020
Tyrrell County North Carolina December 11, 2019
Gates County North Carolina August 19, 2019
Hyde County North Carolina May 8, 2019
Watauga County North Carolina December 11, 2018
Washington County North Carolina December 11, 2018
Martin County North Carolina November 26, 2018
Nash County North Carolina October 1, 2018
Wayne County North Carolina April 21, 2015
Rockingham County North Carolina August 22, 2018
Cumberland County North Carolina May 1, 2018
Edgecombe County North Carolina May 1, 2018
Harnett County North Carolina March 23, 2018
Carteret County North Carolina February 12, 2018
Guilford County North Carolina February 12, 2018
Pitt County North Carolina August 1, 2017
Johnston County North Carolina September 13, 2017
Hoke County North Carolina September 13, 2017
Wilkes County North Carolina December 14, 2016
Transylvania County North Carolina April 5, 2017
Scotland County North Carolina April 5, 2017
Rutherford County North Carolina December 13, 2015
Richmond County North Carolina September 1, 2016
Perquimans County North Carolina April 5, 2018
Hertford County North Carolina September 1, 2016
Pamlico County North Carolina August 26, 2015
Onslow County North Carolina April 19, 2016
Alexander County North Carolina September 1, 2016
Northampton County North Carolina April 5, 2017
Halifax County North Carolina September 1, 2016
Greene County North Carolina August 26, 2015
Iredell County North Carolina December 14, 2016
Beaufort County North Carolina April 5, 2017
Gaston County North Carolina August 26, 2015
McDowell County North Carolina December 13, 2015
Caldwell County North Carolina September 1, 2016
Jones County North Carolina August 26, 2015
Duplin County North Carolina April 19, 2016
Lincoln County North Carolina September 1, 2016
Lenoir County North Carolina April 22, 2015
Davie County North Carolina April 5, 2017
Chowan County North Carolina April 19, 2016
Lee County North Carolina December 14, 2016
Craven County North Carolina August 26, 2015
Cleveland County North Carolina December 13, 2015
Oswego County New York March 1, 2024
Quay County New Mexico November 13, 2016
San Juan County New Mexico May 19, 2016
Lincoln County Nevada August 13, 2024
Clark County Nevada May 9, 2019
Douglas County Nebraska March 8, 2019
Bates County Missouri July 16, 2018
Pettis County Missouri January 15, 2015
Worth County Missouri July 16, 2018
Montgomery County Missouri August 15, 2018
St. Clair County Missouri August 15, 2018
Henry County Missouri July 11, 2014
Ozark County Missouri August 25, 2018
Cass County Missouri September 7, 2018
Grundy County Missouri September 1, 2015
Greene County Missouri September 6, 2016
Webster County Missouri October 16, 2018
Stone County Missouri December 5, 2018
Franklin County Missouri January 9, 2014
Monroe County Missouri January 11, 2019
Oregon County Missouri January 18, 2019
Marion County Missouri April 8, 2019
Benton County Missouri April 8, 2019
Dunklin County Missouri January 13, 2016
Dent County Missouri May 19, 2016
Lewis County Missouri May 13, 2019
Mississippi County Missouri July 8, 2019
Cooper County Missouri November 9, 2016
Cole County Missouri May 19, 2016
Audrain County Missouri May 12, 2017
Pike County Missouri May 24, 2022
Barton County Missouri January 13, 2016
Barry County Missouri July 14, 2016
Schuyler County Missouri June 20, 2023
Shelby County Missouri June 20, 2023
Sullivan County Missouri January 17, 2024
St. Charles County Missouri April 18, 2024
Macon County Missouri April 19, 2024
Shannon County Missouri September 30, 2024
Reynolds County Missouri September 30, 2024