Certificates Earned!
More than 5 million people in the United States have earned the ACT® WorkKeys® National Career Readiness Certificate® proving that they have the skills American employers need. Learn More.
Jackson County
Goals updated only for participating counties
66%
of goals attained
Jackson County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 105 | 30 | 58 | 17 | 0 |
College | 24 | + | 13 | 9 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 31 | 5 | 15 | 10 | + |
Public | 17 | 4 | 12 | + | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 213 | 38 | 135 | 39 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 392 | 79 | 235 | 76 | + |
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
Employers in Jackson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Subway
- charee's emporium
- Honey Realty & Insurance LLC
- Wayland Realty
- Neighborhood Cleaners
- Bratcher Real Estate
- Casteel Insurance Agency
- Family Vision Center
- Fletcher Surveying
- Unity Health - Harris Medical Center
- Shearers
- Mullins Patti J DDS
- C & C Distributors
- Shelter Insurance - Mark Manning
- Stafford Inc.
- Thaxton Planting Company Inc.
- Marvin D. Thaxton Attorney
- Thaxton Family Limited Partnership
- Arkansas Steel Associates LLC
- David's Installations
- Gränges Americas Inc.
- Newport Special School District
- Arkansas Center for Independence
- Postmaster Spirits Inc
- Taylor Made Ambulance
Center
Manning
Partnership
District
Independence
Advisor: Robert Turner

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Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
Emerging | 281 | 129 |
Current | 59 | 48 |
Transitioning | 274 | 215 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
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52 | 54 |
Jackson County
Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Participating High Schools
Newport High School
Jackson County High School
If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:
Newport Economic Development Commission
870-523-1009
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
Not Earned | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
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