Woodbury, Iowa
Woodbury County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:
Certified: Jan 2019
Maintained 1: Aug 2022
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 4 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 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 | 1592 | 525 | 681 | 271 | 115 | 0 |
College | 380 | 44 | 161 | 154 | 21 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1080 | 219 | 516 | 285 | 60 | + |
Public | 652 | 196 | 304 | 124 | 28 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 23 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 6779 | 2208 | 3305 | 1054 | 212 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | + | 7 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 10519 | 3208 | 4980 | 1894 | 437 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 1592 | 525 | 681 | 271 | 115 | 0 |
College | 380 | 44 | 161 | 154 | 21 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1080 | 219 | 516 | 285 | 60 | + |
Public | 652 | 196 | 304 | 124 | 28 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 23 | 15 | 6 | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 6779 | 2208 | 3305 | 1054 | 212 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | + | 7 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 10519 | 3208 | 4980 | 1894 | 437 | + |
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 Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 1623 | 1972 |
✓
Current |
1153 | 1733 |
✓ Transitioning | 5217 | 6815 |
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 | 22 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 44 | 0 | ||
Gold | 8 |
Employers in Woodbury County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
AGP - Sgt. Bluff IA
Boys Club of Sioux City
CAB's Inc
Center For Siouxland
City of Sioux City
Day's Door Co
Downtown Partners Sioux City
EFS Group Wealth Management
Holy Spirit Retirement Home
Industrial Design Fabrication and
Installation IncJackson Recovery Centers
Kent Feeds
Knife River Midwest
Knowledge Capital
Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
Mosher Landscaping
River Valley Community School
Roto-Rooter of Sioux City
Sabre Industries
Sioux City Engineering Co
Siouxland Paramedics
Southern Hills Mall
Tri-State Specialists
Tyson Foods Inc
- City of Pierson
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