Woodbury, Iowa
Woodbury County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jan 2019
Maintained 1: Aug 2022
Maintained 2: Sep 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Woodbury 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 |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 1593 | 525 | 682 | 271 | 115 | 0 |
| College | 387 | 45 | 165 | 156 | 21 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 1111 | 225 | 531 | 292 | 63 | + |
| Public | 680 | 204 | 317 | 130 | 29 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 23 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 6810 | 2216 | 3320 | 1057 | 217 | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | 26 | + | 7 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10617 | 3232 | 5035 | 1916 | 447 | + | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1593 | 525 | 682 | 271 | 115 | 0 |
| College | 387 | 45 | 165 | 156 | 21 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 1111 | 225 | 531 | 292 | 63 | + |
| Public | 680 | 204 | 317 | 130 | 29 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 23 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 6810 | 2216 | 3320 | 1057 | 217 | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | 26 | + | 7 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10617 | 3232 | 5035 | 1916 | 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 Aug 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 358 | 1980 |
|
✓
Current |
26 | 1792 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 316 | 6846 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 210 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 51 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
| Silver | 44 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 8 | |||
Employers in Woodbury County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Chesterman Co.
Aventure Staffing
Center for Behavioral Health
Chatterkick Social Media Agency
Century 21 ProLink
City of Pierson
Culver's
Curly’s Foods
CW Suter Services
IMKO Workforce Solutions
Martens Construction
Papa Johns Pizza
Riverview Apartments
RockTenn
Sioux City Journal
Siouxland Community Health Center
Siouxland Habitat for Humanity
Southern Hills Mall
Sunrise Retirement Community
Telco Triad Community Credit Union
Tyson Foods Inc
Contanda Terminals LLC
Wilson Trailer
Zenk Auto And Repair
- City of Pierson
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