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Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe 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
Edgecombe 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
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Edgecombe
Edgecombe County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 2294 | 935 | 1075 | 237 | 47 |
College | 464 | 96 | 259 | 99 | 10 | |
Current | Private | 612 | 153 | 333 | 109 | 17 |
Public | 438 | 144 | 244 | 43 | 7 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 130 | 71 | 50 | 8 | + |
Unemployed | 2440 | 944 | 1256 | 210 | 30 | |
Recent Veteran | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 866 | 172 | 129 | 42 | 29 | |
Totals | 6819 | 2518 | 3351 | 748 | 141 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2294 | 935 | 1075 | 237 | 47 |
College | 464 | 96 | 259 | 99 | 10 | |
Current | Private | 612 | 153 | 333 | 109 | 17 |
Public | 438 | 144 | 244 | 43 | 7 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 130 | 71 | 50 | 8 | + |
Unemployed | 2440 | 944 | 1256 | 210 | 30 | |
Recent Veteran | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 866 | 172 | 129 | 42 | 29 | |
Totals | 6819 | 2518 | 3351 | 748 | 141 |
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 | 329 | 2758 |
✓
Current |
96 | 1050 |
✓ Transitioning | 801 | 2578 |
Workforce category not identified | 433 | 433 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 49 | 29 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 76 | 59 | 11 | 0 |
Bronze | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 1 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Employers in Edgecombe County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Rural Health Group Inc.
- Kirlin Carolina's
- Cargo Transporters Inc.
- Edgecombe Community College
- Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant
- Edgecombe County Schools
- NC Works Career Center
- Express Employment Professionals
- Universal Leaf North America U. S. Inc
- Town of Pinetops
- Moore's Bicycle Shop
- Gardner's Barbecue 301 Flagship Store
- Edgecombe County Veteran's Military
Museum - Edgecombe County Memorial Library
- Town of Whitakers
- Nash County Government
- Moore Paint & Wallpaper Co
- Forbes Signs
- Barnhill Contracting Company
- Fountain Roberson & Anderson Insurance
Agency - Ossid
- The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc.
- North Carolina Wesleyan College
- American Computer Development Inc.
- Crete Solutions LLC
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