Greene, Arkansas
Greene County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2019
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Greene 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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Greene
Greene 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 | 1159 | 442 | 461 | 188 | 68 |
College | 90 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 7 | |
Current | Private | 443 | 68 | 240 | 115 | 20 |
Public | 327 | 69 | 174 | 70 | 14 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2426 | 553 | 1375 | 425 | 73 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 4461 | 1142 | 2308 | 828 | 183 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1159 | 442 | 461 | 188 | 68 |
College | 90 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 7 | |
Current | Private | 443 | 68 | 240 | 115 | 20 |
Public | 327 | 69 | 174 | 70 | 14 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2426 | 553 | 1375 | 425 | 73 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 4461 | 1142 | 2308 | 828 | 183 |
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 Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 316 | 1249 |
✓
Current |
308 | 770 |
✓ Transitioning | 1300 | 2442 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 52 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Participating High Schools
These Greene County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Greene County Tech
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Paragould Schools
Contact Us
For more information on Greene County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce
870-236-7684
Employers in Greene County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Arkansas Glass Container Corporation
- City of Jonesboro
Craighead County
Greenbriar Industries
- Greene County
Greenbriar Industries-Kennett, Mo
- City of Marmaduke
- Black River Technical College -
Paragould Campus - Paragould Junior High School
- Oak Grove Middle School
- Oak Grove Elementary School
- AR Dept. of Workforce Services
- Paragould Primary School
- School of the 21st Century
- Anchor Packaging - Marmaduke
- Anchor Packaging - Jonesboro
- Greenbriar Industries - Corbitt
- Caps Plus Embroidery Inc.
- GRT Rubber Technologies
- Nettleton Public School District
- TrinityRail Maintenance Services
- Colson Caster Corporation
Unilever
- Camfil APC
- American Silica
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