Dallas, Arkansas
Dallas 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: Jun 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Dallas 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
Dallas County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 158 | 45 | 62 | 36 | 15 |
College | 14 | + | 10 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 51 | + | 22 | 18 | 7 |
Public | 31 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 103 | 21 | 51 | 25 | 6 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 358 | 76 | 164 | 90 | 28 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 158 | 45 | 62 | 36 | 15 |
College | 14 | + | 10 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 51 | + | 22 | 18 | 7 |
Public | 31 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 103 | 21 | 51 | 25 | 6 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 358 | 76 | 164 | 90 | 28 |
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 | 122 | 172 |
Current |
84 | 82 |
Transitioning | 107 | 104 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 4 | 4 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 1 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Dallas County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Sau Tech
Contact Us
For more information on Dallas County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Southwest Arkansas PDD
(870) 904-5326
Employers in Dallas County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Southwest Arkansas Planning and
Development District Inc. - Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
- Dallas County Court House
- Dennia Beard - State Farm Insurance
Agent - Dallas County Medical Center
- Fordyce Chamber of Commerce
- Cutter Morning Star
- Mav & Me
- CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs
- Holt Builders Supply
- Garland County
- Express Employment Professionals
- A&W Restaurants
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