Ashley, Arkansas
Ashley 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: Feb 2020
Maintained 1: Jul 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Ashley 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 1 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Ashley
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 245 | 78 | 84 | 50 | 33 |
College | 181 | 31 | 101 | 35 | 14 | |
Current | Private | 51 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 8 |
Public | 11 | + | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 180 | 57 | 58 | 41 | 24 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 672 | 183 | 275 | 135 | 79 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 245 | 78 | 84 | 50 | 33 |
College | 181 | 31 | 101 | 35 | 14 | |
Current | Private | 51 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 8 |
Public | 11 | + | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 180 | 57 | 58 | 41 | 24 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 672 | 183 | 275 | 135 | 79 |
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 | 645 | 426 |
Current |
72 | 62 |
✓ Transitioning | 183 | 184 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 10 | 0 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 1 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Ashley County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Crossett Economic Development Foundation
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Crossett Economic Development Foundation
Participating High Schools
These Ashley County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Crossett High School
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Hamburg High School
Contact Us
For more information on Ashley County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Crossett Economic Development Foundation
870-364-8745
Employers in Ashley County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Crossett Floral
- Hamburg School District
- Crossett Economic Development Foundation
- Holt Auto Group
- Southern Mill Feed
- Crossett Public Library
- Rodgers Financial Group LLC
- First Baptist Church of Crossett
- Murphy's Auto Body Frame
- Crossett Public Schools
- First State Bank of Crossett
- Link Investment Services
- Dan Pevy Agency
- Hamburg Floral
- Crossett Elementary School
- Crossett Middle School
- Amanda Friedman - State Farm Insurance
Agent - Convoy Logistics
- Ideal Construction Company
- Ashley County Medical Center
- Southeast Arkansas Economic Development
District - Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Faithful Hospitality LLC
- Crossett Eonomic Development Foundation
- Crossett Area Chamber of Crommerce
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