Jefferson County
Jefferson County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2021
Goals updated only for participating counties
98%
of goals attained
Jefferson County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 229 | 81 | 115 | 27 | 6 |
| College | 73 | 12 | 45 | 13 | + | |
| Current | Private | 518 | 95 | 294 | 100 | 29 |
| Public | 400 | 105 | 254 | 34 | 7 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 11 | 6 | 4 | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 1412 | 350 | 820 | 200 | 42 | |
| Recent Veteran | 4 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2647 | 649 | 1533 | 378 | 87 | |
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 Jefferson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Tomlinson Avionics Inc
- Southeast Arkansas Economic Development
District - Southeast Arkansas College Adult
Education - Stant US Corporation
- Tyson Foods Inc
- Tyson Foods Inc
- South Arkansas Business Solutions
- The Villages of General Baptist Health
Care West - JR Brown Home And Office Moving
- Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit
Union - Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce
- TRAFFORD REAL ESTATE
- Down River Cryogenics LLC
- L&R Distributor
- Ground Connection LLC
- Evergreen Packaging
- ARKANSAS PRINTING CO.
- The Paper Tigers Inc.
- Eco. Dev. Alliance for Jefferson County
- Renaissance Health Care
- Ambassadors For Christ Youth Ministries
- Arts and Science Center for Southeast
Arkansas - Twin Rivers Pine Bluff LLC
- Precious Hearts Student Center
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Arkansas Economic Development
Commission Tomlinson Avionics Inc Southeast Arkansas Economic
Development District Southeast Arkansas College
Adult Education Stant US Corporation Tyson Foods Inc Tyson Foods Inc South Arkansas Business
Solutions The Villages of General
Baptist Health Care West JR Brown Home And Office
Moving Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal
Credit Union Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of
Commerce TRAFFORD REAL ESTATE Down River Cryogenics LLC L&R Distributor Ground Connection LLC Evergreen Packaging ARKANSAS PRINTING CO. The Paper Tigers Inc. Eco. Dev. Alliance for
Jefferson County Renaissance Health Care Ambassadors For Christ Youth
Ministries Arts and Science Center for
Southeast Arkansas Twin Rivers Pine Bluff LLC Precious Hearts Student Center Carpenter's Daughter
Apprenticeship Programs White Hall School District Arkansas River Education
Service Cooperative Agents Mutual Insurance
Company Watson Chapel School District Pine Bluff School District Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co Dollarway School District GFPB Inc. 
Print Doctor's Orders Pharmacy -
White Hall Sungro Horticulture Jefferson Regional Medical
Center Calpine - Pine Bluff Energy
Center WATCO Terminal and Port
Services Pine Bluff Quest Corporation GAVILON FERTILIZER LLC PINE
BLUFF AR. M.K. Distributors Inc. Relyance Bank N.A. Custom Hydraulics & Machinery
Inc. Jefferson County Judge Economic Development Alliance XDD Products USA LLC Uptown Salon & Boutique B3 Properties Inc. Martin McNew Insurance Western Foods Trotter Auto Group SE Arkansas College South
Hazel Street Pine Bluff AR USA Highland Pellets Amazing Restorations LLC Liberty Utilities Pine Bluff/Jefferson County
Library System WIN'S Inc. The Strong Company Inc. Kevin Bonnette Insurance
Agency Inc. Planters Cotton Oil Mill Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co. Strong Manufacturing Co. Inc. Kiswire PB Inc. Express Employment
Professionals CASA Womens Shelter Bank of Star City
Commission
Development District
Adult Education
Solutions
Baptist Health Care West
Moving
Credit Union
Commerce
Jefferson County
Ministries
Southeast Arkansas
Apprenticeship Programs
Service Cooperative
Company
PrintWhite Hall
Center
Center
Services Pine Bluff
BLUFF AR.
Inc.
Hazel Street Pine Bluff AR USA
Library System
Agency Inc.
Professionals
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 344 | 302 |
Current
 |
582 | 918 |
| Transitioning
|
1279 | 1427 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Workforce | Goals | Actual |
|---|---|---|
|
Employers Supporting |
68 | 67 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
About ACT
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