Lawrence County
Lawrence County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2019
Goals updated only for participating counties
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80%
of maintaining goals completed
Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 146 | 87 |
Current
 |
140 | 151 |
| Transitioning | 286 | 264 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Improved Certificates | 3 | 1 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 28 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
19 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
13 |
Lawrence County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 66 | + | 28 | 24 | + |
| College | 21 | + | 8 | 10 | + | |
| Current | Private | 90 | 11 | 56 | 23 | 0 |
| Public | 61 | + | 38 | 15 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 263 | 49 | 176 | + | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 502 | 69 | 307 | 109 | 17 | |
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 Lawrence County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- The Times Dispatch
- Craighead Electric Cooperative
Corporation - City of Hoxie
- Allegis Corporation
- American Silica
- Walnut Ridge Regional Airport
- Lawrence County
- City of Walnut Ridge
- Nestle
- Paragould Light Water & Cable *
- Anchor Packaging - Distribution Center *
- Anchor Packaging - Jonesboro *
- Anchor Packaging - Marmaduke *
- Anchor Packaging - Paragould *
- Paragould High School *
- The Children's Shelter *
- Robert Bosch Tool Corporation *
- Black River Technical College *
- City of Black Rock *
- American Railcar Industries Inc. *
- American Railcar Industries Inc.
Marmaduke * - Smith Mayfield LLC *
- Lawrence Memorial Hosptial *
- Alamo Court Inc. *
- The Hotel Rhea *
* Pending re-affirmation
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The Times Dispatch Craighead Electric Cooperative
Corporation City of Hoxie Allegis Corporation American Silica Walnut Ridge Regional Airport Lawrence County City of Walnut Ridge Nestle Paragould Light Water & Cable Anchor Packaging -
Distribution Center Anchor Packaging - Jonesboro Anchor Packaging - Marmaduke Anchor Packaging - Paragould Paragould High School The Children's Shelter Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 
PrintBlack River Technical College City of Black Rock American Railcar Industries
Inc. American Railcar Industries
Inc. Marmaduke Smith Mayfield LLC Lawrence Memorial Hosptial Alamo Court Inc. The Hotel Rhea Storage in a Snapp Security Mini Storage Lawrence County School
District Don Cavenaugh Motors - Black
Rock Cavenaugh Auto Group Auto Credit Corporation Cavenaugh Chysler Dodge Jeep First National Bank of
Lawrence County
Corporation
Distribution Center
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Inc. Marmaduke
District
Rock
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Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 146 | 87 |
| Current
|
140 | 151 |
| Transitioning | 286 | 264 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Improved Certificates | 3 | 1 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 28 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
19 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
13 |
Lawrence County
Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Participating High Schools
If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce870-886-3232
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
About ACT
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