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Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston 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: Jan 2016
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Charleston 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
Charleston 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 | 7214 | 1503 | 3454 | 2149 | 108 | 13 |
College | 193 | 27 | 131 | 30 | 5 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 2019 | 409 | 944 | 474 | 192 | 42 |
Public | 696 | 183 | 423 | 83 | 7 | 35 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 2107 | 763 | 1173 | 166 | 5 | 34 |
Unemployed | 3565 | 818 | 2019 | 610 | 118 | 89 | |
Recent Veteran | 132 | 7 | 35 | 21 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 5034 | 608 | 774 | 523 | 612 | + | |
Totals | 18377 | 4318 | 8953 | 4056 | 1050 | 224 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 7214 | 1503 | 3454 | 2149 | 108 | 13 |
College | 193 | 27 | 131 | 30 | 5 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 2019 | 409 | 944 | 474 | 192 | 42 |
Public | 696 | 183 | 423 | 83 | 7 | 35 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 2107 | 763 | 1173 | 166 | 5 | 34 |
Unemployed | 3565 | 818 | 2019 | 610 | 118 | 89 | |
Recent Veteran | 132 | 7 | 35 | 21 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 5034 | 608 | 774 | 523 | 612 | + | |
Totals | 18377 | 4318 | 8953 | 4056 | 1050 | 224 |
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 | 997 | 7428 |
✓
Current |
211 | 2792 |
✓ Transitioning | 2767 | 5863 |
Workforce category not identified | 2518 | 2518 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 290 | 19 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 99 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 290 | 7 | 1 | |
Silver | 19 | 0 | ||
Gold | 2 |
Employers in Charleston County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Home Telecom
- E. I. DuPont de Nemours
- CR Bard Inc.
- Trident Technical College
- Caring Hands Health Equipment and
Supplies LLC - Walmart
- Roberts Oxygen
- Libery Cedar Products
- US Foods
- Service Master Clean
- SC Federal Credit Union
- Kelly Services
- True Blue
- Bishop Gadsden
- Sea Island Services
- Port City Glass & Mirrors
- Telamon Corporation
- Fantastic Floors Inc.
- Charleston VPC
- Plugs Appliance Center
- Addus Home Care
- Carolina Funeral Services
- Saks Off 5th
- A-1 Discount Mobile Home Service
- Borden Dairy
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