Miller, Arkansas
Miller County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jun 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Miller 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 Miller
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 515 | 162 | 196 | 104 | 53 |
| College | 44 | + | 19 | 20 | + | |
| Current | Private | 239 | 31 | 113 | 74 | 21 |
| Public | 133 | 34 | 75 | 20 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 356 | 94 | 171 | 70 | 21 | |
| Recent Veteran | 10 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1296 | 322 | 581 | 290 | 103 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 515 | 162 | 196 | 104 | 53 |
| College | 44 | + | 19 | 20 | + | |
| Current | Private | 239 | 31 | 113 | 74 | 21 |
| Public | 133 | 34 | 75 | 20 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 356 | 94 | 171 | 70 | 21 | |
| Recent Veteran | 10 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1296 | 322 | 581 | 290 | 103 | |
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 Oct 31, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 241 | 559 |
|
✓
Current |
245 | 372 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 354 | 365 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 41 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Miller County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Express Employment Professionals
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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
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Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties
Participating High Schools
These Miller County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Texarkana Arkansas High School
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Genoa Central High School
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Fouke High School
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Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties
Contact Us
For more information on Miller County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce
903-792-7191
Employers in Miller County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Texarkana Arkansas School District
- Mil-Way Federal Credit Union
- Farmers Bank & Trust
- TexAmericas Center
Southwest Arkansas Planning and
Development District Inc.Hempstead County Economic Dev.
Texarkana Regional Airport
Abernathy Company
Domtar Paper Co LLC
- ARTX REDI
Southwest AR Education Cooperative
- City of Texarkana AR
Commercial National Bank
- R&W Electric
- Whatley Sign Company
- MTG Engineers & Surveyors
- Wadley Regional Medical Center
- State Bank
- Edward Jones
- Commercial National Bank
- Ark-Tex Urban Transit
- I Am A Hero Inc. DBA We Are Washington
- Surplus Flooring Outlet
Davis Lumber & Hardware
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