Mississippi County
Mississippi County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2018
Goals updated only for participating counties
78%
of maintaining goals completed
Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 721 | 578 |
Current
 |
144 | 180 |
| Transitioning | 579 | 524 |
| Workforce category not identified | + |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Improved Certificates | 22 | 10 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
61 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
12 |
Mississippi County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 463 | 133 | 276 | 53 | + | 0 |
| College | 115 | 12 | 81 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 86 | 10 | 60 | 15 | + | 0 |
| Public | 94 | 22 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 514 | 147 | 312 | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1283 | 325 | 797 | 159 | + | 0 | |
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 Mississippi County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Crittenden County
- Post Consumer Brands
- Nestle
- FMH Conveyors
- Craighead County
- Colson Caster Corporation
- Schneider Operating/Training Center -
West Memphis - Langston Companies Inc.
- Car City Of Jonesboro
- Walmart Super Center
- Westminster Village of the Mid-South
- Gosnell School
- Black Hat Enterprses Inc DBA Mailboxes
and Beyond - City of Blytheville
- Langston Enterprises Inc
- Caruthersville Cotton Warehouse
- Delta Cartage
- Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
- Holiday Inn Blytheville
- Comfort Inn & Suites
- Bistro Eleven 21
- Five Star Hydraulics
- Aviation Repair Technologies
- Temps Plus
- Nibco Inc
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Crittenden County Post Consumer Brands Nestle FMH Conveyors Craighead County Colson Caster Corporation Schneider Operating/Training
Center - West Memphis Langston Companies Inc. Car City Of Jonesboro Walmart Super Center Westminster Village of the
Mid-South Gosnell School Black Hat Enterprses Inc DBA
Mailboxes and Beyond City of Blytheville Langston Enterprises Inc Caruthersville Cotton
Warehouse Delta Cartage Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Holiday Inn Blytheville Comfort Inn & Suites Bistro Eleven 21 Five Star Hydraulics Aviation Repair Technologies Temps Plus Nibco Inc TMK-IPSCO Manila School District Hino Motors Manufacturing USA
Inc BlueOak Arkansas LLC City of West Memphis Staffmark Blytheville AR Venus Corporation American Greetings Dawson Employment Service Inc. Arkansas Steel Processing GREATER BYTHEVILLE AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Southworth Products 
PrintAnchor Packaging - Jonesboro MVC Construction Me & My Sister Drew Bevill Lawn Care LLC. Denso Manufacturing Arkansas
Inc. Black River Technical College Kagome Foods Inc Big River Steel LLC First National Bank of Eastern
Arkansas Southern Bancorp Bank Farmers Bank and Trust CPM Inc Hubbard & Hoke Shawn Chafin State Farm
Insurance In Home Senior Care Regal Town of Dell Rivercrest School District Osceola School District Knowledge Works Tenaris Sudbury Broadcasting Group Blytheville-Gosnell Regional
Airport Authority D&L Incorporated Viskase Companies Inc. Mississippi County Library
System Barton Lumber Yard Arkansas Department of
Workforce Osceola/SMC Chamber of
Commerce Blytheville Public Schools Armorel School District City of Osceola City of Gosnell Mississippi County Arkansas Northeastern College Great River Economic
Development Foundation
Center - West Memphis
Mid-South
Mailboxes and Beyond
Warehouse
Inc
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PrintInc.
Arkansas
Insurance
Airport Authority
System
Workforce
Commerce
Development Foundation
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Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 721 | 578 |
| Current
|
144 | 180 |
| Transitioning | 579 | 524 |
| Workforce category not identified | + |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Improved Certificates | 22 | 10 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 67 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
61 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
12 |
Mississippi 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:
Mississippi County Economic Development870.532.6084
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
About ACT
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