Craighead, Arkansas
Craighead County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Aug 2018
Maintained 1: Sep 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Craighead 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
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 656 | 202 | 288 | 121 | 45 |
College | 195 | 14 | 110 | 64 | 7 | |
Current | Private | 795 | 133 | 442 | 188 | 32 |
Public | 524 | 98 | 328 | 93 | 5 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1978 | 381 | 1218 | 338 | 41 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 4160 | 829 | 2395 | 806 | 130 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 656 | 202 | 288 | 121 | 45 |
College | 195 | 14 | 110 | 64 | 7 | |
Current | Private | 795 | 133 | 442 | 188 | 32 |
Public | 524 | 98 | 328 | 93 | 5 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1978 | 381 | 1218 | 338 | 41 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 4160 | 829 | 2395 | 806 | 130 |
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 Aug 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 654 | 851 |
✓
Current |
615 | 1319 |
✓ Transitioning | 1520 | 1990 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 34 | 2 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Contact Us
For more information on Craighead County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Jonesboro Unlimited
8703369068
Employers in Craighead County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Jonesboro School District
- American Railcar Industries Inc.
Marmaduke - Paragould High School
- Westside Consolidated High School
- Valley View Public Schools
- Jonesboro Public Library
- Alexander's Machine Shop
- Express Employment Professionals
- Manpower
- Productive Staffing
- Wise Staffing
- Mid=South Health Systems
- Spirit Fitness
- Hedger Brothers Concrete Production
- University Heights Elementary School
- Valley View High School
- Westside Elementary School
- Camfil APC
- ABB
- Apex Tool Group
- Automation Outfitters Inc
- Pak Mail
- Ramsons Construction Co
- Riverside High School
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