Escambia, Alabama
Escambia County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2021
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Escambia 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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 1732 | 567 | 745 | 303 | 117 |
| College | 31 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 | |
| Current | Private | 115 | 36 | 43 | 23 | 13 |
| Public | 120 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 8 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 89 | 36 | 39 | 13 | + |
| Unemployed | 399 | 148 | 171 | 65 | 15 | |
| Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 72 | 22 | 10 | + | + | |
| Totals | 2526 | 855 | 1081 | 430 | 160 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1732 | 567 | 745 | 303 | 117 |
| College | 31 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 | |
| Current | Private | 115 | 36 | 43 | 23 | 13 |
| Public | 120 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 8 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 89 | 36 | 39 | 13 | + |
| Unemployed | 399 | 148 | 171 | 65 | 15 | |
| Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 72 | 22 | 10 | + | + | |
| Totals | 2526 | 855 | 1081 | 430 | 160 | |
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 Oct 31, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 148 | 1763 |
|
✓
Current |
37 | 235 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 216 | 492 |
| Workforce category not identified | 36 | 36 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 43 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 39 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Participating High Schools
These are the high schools in Escambia County that help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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TR Miller High School
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WS Neal High School
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Flomaton High School
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Escambia County School
Employers in Escambia County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- City of Bay Minette
- International Paper - Bay Minette
Coastal Gateway EDA
- South Alabama Gas
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative
- Austal USA
- Regions Bank
- Cypress Employment Services LLC
- Performance Contractors Inc.
- Sherwin-Williams Paint Store: Brewton
#2136 - Airbus Americas Engineering
- North Baldwin Infirmary
- Diagnostic & Medical Clinic
- Infirmary Health
- Alabama State Port Authority
- Regions Bank Brewton
Trustmark National Bank
- United Bank
- Gulf Packaging Inc.
- Escambia County Board of Education
- Escambia County Bank
- Bud's Refrigeration Service
- Coastal Alabama Community College
- David's Catfish House - Brewton
- Trinity Home Inspections
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
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