Sebastian, Arkansas
Sebastian County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Apr 2026
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Sebastian 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
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 2233 | 595 | 730 | 538 | 370 |
| College | 24 | + | 15 | 8 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 468 | 58 | 245 | 147 | 18 |
| Public | 166 | 79 | 48 | 30 | 9 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 1063 | 257 | 528 | 228 | 50 | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3959 | 991 | 1569 | 952 | 447 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 2233 | 595 | 730 | 538 | 370 |
| College | 24 | + | 15 | 8 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 468 | 58 | 245 | 147 | 18 |
| Public | 166 | 79 | 48 | 30 | 9 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 1063 | 257 | 528 | 228 | 50 | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3959 | 991 | 1569 | 952 | 447 | |
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 May 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 345 | 2257 |
|
✓
Current |
413 | 634 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 752 | 1068 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 83 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 4 | 1 | ||
| Gold | 2 | |||
Employers in Sebastian County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Sykes
- Myers-Beatty Engineering PLLC
- Consolidated Printing Inc
- Custom Pavement Maintenance & Safety
- Hawkins-Weir Engineering Inc
- Meadors Lumber Company
- Lumber One LLC
- The Forging Place
- Evans Body Shop Inc
- Westark Plumbing & Expert Drain Cleaning
Services - Alert Alarm Systems
- Mercy Crest
- First Western Bank
- River Valley Fitness & Training Center
- First Western Bank
- Movemart Relocation Inc.
SealTite Green Asphalt Maintenance (
SealTite of ArklahomaLLC)Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc
- Wave Rural Connect LLC
- Solomon Steel Corporation
- STI Cems
- Western Ar Planning & Dev District
- Carpenters Local 1836
- Compass Cold Storage
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