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Delaware, Indiana

Delaware County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.

Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2026

Goals updated only for participating counties

18139 Rush 0.50 0.50 us-in-139 RU 18031 Decatur 0.50 0.38 us-in-031 DE 18149 Starke 0.71 0.50 us-in-149 ST 18099 Marshall 0.50 0.50 us-in-099 MA 18033 DeKalb 0.50 0.50 us-in-033 DE 18151 Steuben 0.50 0.50 us-in-151 ST 18043 Floyd 0.48 0.36 us-in-043 FL 18019 Clark 0.40 0.34 us-in-019 CL 18181 White 0.44 0.50 us-in-181 WH 18131 Pulaski 0.50 0.50 us-in-131 PU 18153 Sullivan 0.61 0.50 us-in-153 SU 18021 Clay 0.51 0.42 us-in-021 CL 18045 Fountain 0.49 0.67 us-in-045 FO 18165 Vermillion 0.26 0.50 us-in-165 VE 18039 Elkhart 0.50 0.50 us-in-039 EL 18087 LaGrange 0.50 0.49 us-in-087 LA 18093 Lawrence 0.50 0.50 us-in-093 LA 18071 Jackson 0.51 0.52 us-in-071 JA 18171 Warren 0.39 0.37 us-in-171 WA 18121 Parke 0.61 0.61 us-in-121 PA 18167 Vigo 0.49 0.50 us-in-167 VI 18015 Carroll 0.50 0.50 us-in-015 CA 18065 Henry 0.50 0.50 us-in-065 HE 18095 Madison 0.50 0.50 us-in-095 MA 18053 Grant 0.50 0.50 us-in-053 GR 18069 Huntington 0.50 0.50 us-in-069 HU 18003 Allen 0.50 0.50 us-in-003 AL 18157 Tippecanoe 0.50 0.50 us-in-157 TI 18023 Clinton 0.50 0.50 us-in-023 CL 18159 Tipton 0.50 0.50 us-in-159 TI 18067 Howard 0.41 0.50 us-in-067 HO 18057 Hamilton 0.50 0.50 us-in-057 HA 18059 Hancock 0.50 0.50 us-in-059 HA 18111 Newton 0.51 0.57 us-in-111 NE 18073 Jasper 0.50 0.43 us-in-073 JA 18135 Randolph 0.51 0.50 us-in-135 RA 18035 Delaware 0.50 0.50 us-in-035 DE 18005 Bartholomew 0.50 0.50 us-in-005 BA 18081 Johnson 0.50 0.50 us-in-081 JO 18013 Brown 0.50 0.50 us-in-013 BR 18055 Greene 0.50 0.51 us-in-055 GR 18109 Morgan 0.61 0.50 us-in-109 MO 18133 Putnam 0.51 0.50 us-in-133 PU 18105 Monroe 0.50 0.60 us-in-105 MO 18137 Ripley 0.50 0.50 us-in-137 RI 18049 Fulton 0.31 0.50 us-in-049 FU 18169 Wabash 0.50 0.50 us-in-169 WA 18113 Noble 0.50 0.50 us-in-113 NO 18075 Jay 0.50 0.50 us-in-075 JA 18041 Fayette 0.51 0.64 us-in-041 FA 18027 Daviess 0.49 0.48 us-in-027 DA 18101 Martin 0.51 0.50 us-in-101 MA 18103 Miami 0.38 0.50 us-in-103 MI 18179 Wells 0.64 0.50 us-in-179 WE 18009 Blackford 0.50 0.50 us-in-009 BL 18079 Jennings 0.50 0.50 us-in-079 JE 18143 Scott 0.47 0.62 us-in-143 SC 18115 Ohio 0.97 0.50 us-in-115 OH 18029 Dearborn 0.57 0.40 us-in-029 DE 18175 Washington 0.40 0.50 us-in-175 WA 18107 Montgomery 0.50 0.50 us-in-107 MO 18063 Hendricks 0.50 0.50 us-in-063 HE 18145 Shelby 0.50 0.50 us-in-145 SH 18097 Marion 0.50 0.50 us-in-097 MA 18011 Boone 0.50 0.50 us-in-011 BO 18141 St. Joseph 0.50 0.39 us-in-141 SJ 18037 Dubois 0.50 0.50 us-in-037 DU 18117 Orange 0.50 0.50 us-in-117 OR 18025 Crawford 0.50 0.38 us-in-025 CR 18083 Knox 0.54 0.41 us-in-083 KN 18173 Warrick 0.40 0.40 us-in-173 WA 18163 Vanderburgh 0.52 0.28 us-in-163 VA 18051 Gibson 0.63 0.53 us-in-051 GI 18089 Lake 0.51 0.57 us-in-089 LA 18007 Benton 0.51 0.50 us-in-007 BE 18125 Pike 0.62 0.50 us-in-125 PI 18155 Switzerland 0.27 0.50 us-in-155 SW 18123 Perry 0.50 0.50 us-in-123 PE 18161 Union 0.50 0.50 us-in-161 UN 18147 Spencer 0.60 0.42 us-in-147 SP 18001 Adams 0.51 0.50 us-in-001 AD 18129 Posey 0.56 0.42 us-in-129 PO 18061 Harrison 0.51 0.56 us-in-061 HA 18017 Cass 0.50 0.31 us-in-017 CA 18085 Kosciusko 0.50 0.50 us-in-085 KO 18047 Franklin 0.50 0.49 us-in-047 FR 18119 Owen 0.50 0.50 us-in-119 OW 18077 Jefferson 0.50 0.36 us-in-077 JE 18091 LaPorte 0.50 0.36 us-in-091 LA 18127 Porter 0.50 0.50 us-in-127 PO 18177 Wayne 0.50 0.50 us-in-177 WA 18183 Whitley 0.50 0.50 us-in-183 WH

Status History:

Certified: Jan 2016

3 out of 5
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Progress Towards Goals

Delaware 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 386 92 230 63 +
College 61 6 41 13 +
Current Private 607 80 334 172 21
Public 229 53 138 33 5
Transitioning Adult Education 29 7 15 7 0
Unemployed 941 168 569 196 8
Recent Veteran 32 + 13 + 0
Workforce category not identified 58 10 13 6 0
Totals 2298 418 1366 494 36
Workforce Total
NCRC
Emerging High School 386 92 230 63 +
College 61 6 41 13 +
Current Private 607 80 334 172 21
Public 229 53 138 33 5
Transitioning Adult Education 29 7 15 7 0
Unemployed 941 168 569 196 8
Recent Veteran 32 + 13 + 0
Workforce category not identified 58 10 13 6 0
Totals 2298 418 1366 494 36

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 Jul 31, 2026

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
✓ Emerging 394 447
✓ Current
 79 836
✓ Transitioning 904 986
Workforce category not identified 29 29
Workforce Total
Employers Supporting 62

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 15 3 0 0
Bronze 33 0 0
Silver 2 0
Gold 0
 
 

Employers in Delaware County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • gold star icon Alliance for Strategic Growth
  • gold star icon Muncie Novelty Company Inc.
  • gold star icon InGate Solutions
  • gold star icon Delaware County Government
  • Ardagh Glass Inc.
  • gold star icon DELAWARE GLASS & MIRROR
  • gold star icon Extendicare
  • gold star icon Arrowhead Plastics Engineering Inc
  • Indiana Michigan Power
  • Meridian Services Corp
  • Magna-Tech Manufacturing Corp
  • Behavior Associates
  • Henman Engineering and Machine Inc
  • gold star icon The Waters of Muncie
  • gold star icon Hillcroft
  • IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
  • Muncie Indiana Transit System
  • gold star icon Exide Technologies
  • Heartland Ambulance Service
  • gold star icon Plumbers & Steamfitters Union Local 440
    Training Office
  • DIY Group
  • gold star icon Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20
  • Spherion Staffing Services
  • Muncie Central High School
  • G and G Peppers LLC

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