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Cumberland, North Carolina
Cumberland County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2018
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Cumberland 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Cumberland County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 12894 | 3551 | 6091 | 2513 | 739 | 0 |
College | 123 | 19 | 71 | 32 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 266 | 59 | 147 | 56 | + | + |
Public | 363 | 88 | 192 | 74 | 9 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 109 | 27 | 68 | 13 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1458 | 477 | 790 | 181 | 10 | 6 | |
Recent Veteran | 104 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 3908 | 628 | 593 | 313 | 175 | 0 | |
Totals | 17219 | 4856 | 7974 | 3205 | 939 | 12 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 12894 | 3551 | 6091 | 2513 | 739 | 0 |
College | 123 | 19 | 71 | 32 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 266 | 59 | 147 | 56 | + | + |
Public | 363 | 88 | 192 | 74 | 9 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 109 | 27 | 68 | 13 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1458 | 477 | 790 | 181 | 10 | 6 | |
Recent Veteran | 104 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 3908 | 628 | 593 | 313 | 175 | 0 | |
Totals | 17219 | 4856 | 7974 | 3205 | 939 | 12 |
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 Mar 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 1182 | 13017 |
✓
Current |
159 | 635 |
Transitioning | 2342 | 1625 |
Workforce category not identified | 1954 | 1954 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 158 | 73 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 36 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
Bronze | 22 | 4 | 0 | |
Silver | 7 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Employers in Cumberland County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- First South Bank
- Amerizon Wireless Karaman Comm. Inc.
- The Salvation Army
- Smithfield
- Dina Simcox Real Estate LLC
- ResCare Workforce Services-Cumberland
- Comfort Inn- Skibo
- Cumberland County Schools
- Array Magazine
- Steps To The Future LLC
- R & R Bingo
- The Walker Florez Consulting Group
- Fayetteville State University
- The Fayetteville Observer
- Hexion
- Action Pathways Inc
- LDR Consulting LLC
- Thompson & Little Inc
- Abode Realty
- Sharonview Federal Credit Union
- Planet Fitness
- BJ's Wholesale Club
- Deacon Jones Auto Group
- CVS Health
- South River EMC
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