Jefferson, Arkansas
Jefferson 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: Jan 2022
Maintained 1: Mar 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jefferson 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 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Jefferson
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 604 | 268 | 239 | 65 | 32 |
College | 79 | 13 | 48 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 551 | 106 | 305 | 108 | 32 |
Public | 445 | 131 | 266 | 39 | 9 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | 6 | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1577 | 438 | 870 | 220 | 49 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3272 | 962 | 1734 | 450 | 126 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 604 | 268 | 239 | 65 | 32 |
College | 79 | 13 | 48 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 551 | 106 | 305 | 108 | 32 |
Public | 445 | 131 | 266 | 39 | 9 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | 6 | 5 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1577 | 438 | 870 | 220 | 49 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3272 | 962 | 1734 | 450 | 126 |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 561 | 683 |
✓
Current |
623 | 996 |
✓ Transitioning | 1459 | 1593 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 85 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Jefferson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Amazing Restorations LLC
- SE Arkansas College South Hazel Street
Pine Bluff AR USA - Martin McNew Insurance
- Custom Hydraulics & Machinery Inc.
- Relyance Bank N.A.
- M.K. Distributors Inc.
Sungro Horticulture
- Watson Chapel School District
Precious Hearts Student Center
Twin Rivers Pine Bluff LLC
- Ambassadors For Christ Youth Ministries
- Renaissance Health Care
Pine Bluff Regional Chamber of Commerce
Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit
Union- South Arkansas Business Solutions
- Southeast Arkansas College Adult
Education Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- White Hall Middle School
- Taylor Elementary School
- Hardin Elementary School
- Coleman Intermediate School
- Edgewood Elementary School
- Dennia Beard - State Farm Insurance
Agent - Hot Springs School District
Carpenter's Daughter Apprenticeship
Programs
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