Greene County
Greene County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2019
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2019
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90%
of maintaining goals completed
Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 316 | 260 |
Current
 |
308 | 679 |
| Transitioning
|
1300 | 2102 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Improved Certificates | 50 | 22 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 51 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
43 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
0 |
Greene County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 174 | 50 | 86 | 34 | 4 |
| College | 86 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 5 | |
| Current | Private | 399 | 57 | 223 | 104 | 15 |
| Public | 280 | 50 | 157 | 60 | 13 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2087 | 443 | 1239 | 357 | 48 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3041 | 610 | 1762 | 584 | 85 | |
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.
Employers in Greene County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Craighead Electric Cooperative
Corporation * - American Silica *
- Camfil APC *
- Nice-Pak Products *
- Apex Tool Group *
- FMH Conveyers *
- Nestle *
- Unilever *
- Colson Caster Corporation *
- TrinityRail Maintenance Services *
- Post Consumer Brands *
- Nettleton High School *
- Nettleton Public School District *
- Westside Consolidated School District *
- Jonesboro High School *
- GRT Rubber Technologies *
- Axis LLC *
- Caps Plus Embroidery Inc. *
- American Railcar Industries - Corbitt *
- Jetton General Contracting Inc. *
- Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce *
- Paragould Light Water & Cable *
- Gazaway Lumber Co. Inc. *
- Anchor Packaging - Distribution Center *
- Anchor Packaging - Jonesboro *
* Pending re-affirmation
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Craighead Electric Cooperative
Corporation American Silica Camfil APC Nice-Pak Products Apex Tool Group FMH Conveyers Nestle Unilever Colson Caster Corporation TrinityRail Maintenance
Services Post Consumer Brands Nettleton High School Nettleton Public School
District Westside Consolidated School
District Jonesboro High School GRT Rubber Technologies Axis LLC Caps Plus Embroidery Inc. American Railcar Industries -
Corbitt Jetton General Contracting
Inc. Paragould Regional Chamber of
Commerce Paragould Light Water & Cable Gazaway Lumber Co. Inc. Anchor Packaging -
Distribution Center Anchor Packaging - Jonesboro Anchor Packaging - Marmaduke 
PrintAnchor Packaging - Paragould Paragould School District
Physical Plant Paragould School District
Office School of the 21st Century Paragould Primary School AR Dept. of Workforce Services Baldwin Elementary School Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Scchool Oak Grove Elementary School Oak Grove Middle School Paragould Junior High School Paragould High School Black River Technical College
- Paragould Campus City of Marmaduke Black River Technical College American Railcar Industries
Inc. Kennett MO American Railcar Industries
Inc. Greene County City of Paragould American Railcar Industries
Inc. Marmaduke Lawrence Memorial Hosptial Craighead County Jonesboro School District City of Jonesboro Arkansas Glass Container
Corporation
Corporation
Services
District
District
Corbitt
Inc.
Commerce
Distribution Center
PrintPhysical Plant
Office
Scchool
- Paragould Campus
Inc. Kennett MO
Inc.
Inc. Marmaduke
Corporation
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Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 316 | 260 |
| Current
|
308 | 679 |
| Transitioning
|
1300 | 2102 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Improved Certificates | 50 | 22 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 51 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
43 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
0 |
Greene County
Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Participating High Schools
Greene County Tech
Paragould Schools
If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:
Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce870-236-7684
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
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