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Jefferson, Mississippi
Jefferson County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2019
Maintained 1: May 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jefferson 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
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Jefferson
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 201 | 103 | 74 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
College | 51 | 23 | 25 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 52 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Public | 56 | 26 | 26 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 248 | 138 | 95 | 14 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 615 | 318 | 245 | 46 | 6 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 201 | 103 | 74 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
College | 51 | 23 | 25 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 52 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Public | 56 | 26 | 26 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 248 | 138 | 95 | 14 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 615 | 318 | 245 | 46 | 6 | + |
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 Sep 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 103 | 252 |
✓
Current |
36 | 108 |
Transitioning | 280 | 257 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 2 | 7 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 4 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Jefferson County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College - Stephenie Sullivan
Contact Us
For more information on Jefferson County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
601.643.8715
Employers in Jefferson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Ashley
- Copiah-Lincoln Community College
- Mississippi Department of Human Services
- Southcentral Mississippi Works Local
Workforce Development Area - Cooperative Energy
- Old Country Store
- Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center
Inc. - Franklin County Memorial Hospital
- Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc.
- Jefferson County Hospital
- Mississippi National Guard
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