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Lawrence County

Lawrence County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2019

Goals updated only for participating counties

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83%

of maintaining goals completed

News for Lawrence County

Maintaining Goals

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 146 100
Current 140 158
Transitioning 286 269
Workforce category not identified 0
Goals Actual
Improved Certificates 3 1

Employer Supporting Goals

Employers supporting 33
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 79 11 33 24 11
College 21 0 8 10 +
Current Private 93 12 58 23 0
Public 65 6 40 16 +
Transitioning Adult Education + 0 + 0 0
Unemployed 268 53 176 37 +
Recent Veteran 0 0 0 0 0
Workforce category not identified 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 527 82 316 110 19

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.

Employers in Lawrence County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

* Pending re-affirmation

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Maintaining Goals

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 146 100
Current 140 158
Transitioning 286 269
Workforce category not identified 0
Goals Actual
Improved Certificates 3 1

Employer Supporting Goals

Employers supporting 33
New and reaffirming employers support goal 19
New and reaffirming employers support actual 13

Lawrence County

Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC

Black River Technical College
pattib@blackrivertech.edu
870-248-4181
Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative
rfowler@nea.k12.ar.us
870-886-7717

Participating High Schools

Hoxie High School
Sloan-Hendrix High School
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If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:

Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
870-886-3232

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 1 0 0 0
Bronze 0 0 0
Silver 0 0
Gold 0

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This website reports the ACT® WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates earned at the county and state level and the progress being made by those participating states and counties in the ACT Work Ready Community initiative. This site only represents data stored in the ACT RegiSTAR™ system, a web-based reporting and management tool for ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates.


State and national ACT WorkKeys NCRC data runs from January 2006 through September 30, 2019 , while county-level data is starting from January 2012. State job profile data runs from January 2007 through September 30, 2019 , while national job profile data reaches back to 1993. Again, please note that county-level ACT WorkKeys NCRC data collection began in January 2012 for WorkKeys Internet Version, and in July 2012 for pencil and paper assessments. State and national certificate totals include historical data prior to 2012.


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