Franklin, Arkansas
Franklin County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Mar 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Franklin 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 4 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Franklin County in the News
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 | 303 | 102 | 116 | 61 | 24 |
College | + | 0 | + | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 32 | 6 | 15 | 10 | + |
Public | 21 | 12 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 192 | 62 | 79 | 43 | 8 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 555 | 182 | 223 | 116 | 34 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 303 | 102 | 116 | 61 | 24 |
College | + | 0 | + | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 32 | 6 | 15 | 10 | + |
Public | 21 | 12 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 192 | 62 | 79 | 43 | 8 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 555 | 182 | 223 | 116 | 34 |
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, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 78 | 306 |
✓
Current |
27 | 53 |
✓ Transitioning | 70 | 196 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 14 | 36 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Franklin County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Arkansas Tech-Ozark Adult Education
Participating High Schools
These Franklin County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Ozark High School
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Charleston High School
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County Line High School
Contact Us
For more information on Franklin County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce
(479) 667-2525
Employers in Franklin County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Sykes
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce
- Rivertowne BBQ
- Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus
- Priority Bank
- Farm Bureau Insurance
- Main Street Ozark
- Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative
- Wave Rural Connect LLC
- Today's Bank of Ozark
- Shaffer Funeral Home
- Cass Job Corps Civilian Conservation
Center - Franklin County
- Ozark Schools
- Arkansas Construction Education
Foundation - Methodist Village and Methodist Health &
Rehab - Turf & Pest Pro USA
- Aleshire Electric Inc.
- Carpenters Local 1836
- Compass Cold Storage
- McCormick Works
- United Federal Credit Union - Van Buren
- Doug's Produce
- Five Rivers Distribution
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