Crawford, Arkansas
Crawford County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 28, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Apr 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Crawford 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 | 1596 | 426 | 570 | 403 | 197 |
| College | 11 | + | + | + | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 311 | 45 | 193 | 68 | 5 |
| Public | 66 | 27 | 28 | 8 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 748 | 194 | 365 | 155 | 34 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2738 | 696 | 1165 | 640 | 239 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1596 | 426 | 570 | 403 | 197 |
| College | 11 | + | + | + | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 311 | 45 | 193 | 68 | 5 |
| Public | 66 | 27 | 28 | 8 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 748 | 194 | 365 | 155 | 34 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2738 | 696 | 1165 | 640 | 239 | |
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 Feb 28, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 522 | 1607 |
|
✓
Current |
323 | 377 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 594 | 754 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 86 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Crawford County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Crawford County Adult Education center
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Fort Smith Adult Education center
Participating High Schools
These Crawford County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Mountainburg High School
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Van Buren High School
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Alma High School
Contact Us
For more information on Crawford County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
205-391-0567
Employers in Crawford County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- City of Van Buren
- Crawford County
- Mountainburg Public Schools
- City of Mountainburg
- Dickerson Hardware Inc.
- Creative Design Concepts LLC
- Attic Treasure
- Van Buren Municipal Utilities
- Southwest EMS Inc
- Meadors Lumber Company
- My HR Professionals
- Lumber One LLC
- Kevin Clifton Real Estate Inc
- The Forging Place
- Dustin Booth - State Farm Insurance
Agent - Chance 2 Dance Studio
- Wilson's Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.
SealTite Green Asphalt Maintenance (
SealTite of ArklahomaLLC)Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Douglas and Stephens Welding
- National Apprenticeship Training
Foundation (NATF) - Aleshire Electric Inc.
- Harry Robinson Buick GMC
- Time Striping Inc.
- Doug's Produce
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