Henry, Indiana
Henry County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Nov 2017
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Henry 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current 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 | 234 | 50 | 150 | 34 | 0 |
| College | 95 | + | 44 | 40 | 7 | |
| Current | Private | 864 | 82 | 455 | 266 | 61 |
| Public | 334 | 44 | 194 | 78 | 18 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 79 | 7 | 40 | 21 | 11 |
| Unemployed | 1470 | 256 | 781 | 352 | 81 | |
| Recent Veteran | 22 | + | + | 5 | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 26 | + | 8 | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 3100 | 449 | 1675 | 797 | 179 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 234 | 50 | 150 | 34 | 0 |
| College | 95 | + | 44 | 40 | 7 | |
| Current | Private | 864 | 82 | 455 | 266 | 61 |
| Public | 334 | 44 | 194 | 78 | 18 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 79 | 7 | 40 | 21 | 11 |
| Unemployed | 1470 | 256 | 781 | 352 | 81 | |
| Recent Veteran | 22 | + | + | 5 | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 26 | + | 8 | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 3100 | 449 | 1675 | 797 | 179 | |
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 Nov 30, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 478 | 329 |
|
✓
Current |
249 | 1198 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 790 | 1560 |
| Workforce category not identified | 13 | 13 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 74 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 29 | 2 | 0 | |
| Silver | 9 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Henry County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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New Castle Henry County EDC
Participating High Schools
These Henry County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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New Castle Area Career Center
Contact Us
For more information on Henry County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
New Castle Henry County Economic Dev. Corp.
7655217402
Employers in Henry County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- INTAT Precision Inc.
Delaware County Government
- Mursix
- Fraley and Schilling Inc.
- Reid Physician Associates
- Rush Memorial Hospital
- Barry Hanna Enterprises Inc./DNA Hanna
Auto Body - Herdrich Petroleum
NineStar Connect
- CGS Services Inc.
- New Lisbon Telephone Company
- New Castle Correctional Facility
Grede Holdings
- Henry County Commissioner's and Council
- Henry County Community Foundation
- Hayes Copenhaver Crider Harvey LLP
- City of New Castle
- Henry County REMC
- Star Financial Bank
- Art Association
- Henry County YMCA
- New Castle Henry County Public Library
- Crossroads Real EState
- Heritage House
- New Castle Community School Sorporation
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