Wayne, Indiana
Wayne County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Nov 2016
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Wayne 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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Provide a testimonial or case study - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 304 | 68 | 152 | 71 | 13 | 0 |
| College | 58 | 8 | 25 | 22 | + | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 364 | 36 | 192 | 118 | 18 | + |
| Public | 189 | 30 | 110 | 45 | + | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 20 | + | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 601 | 71 | 385 | 129 | 16 | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | 14 | 0 | 5 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 32 | 7 | 6 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1559 | 222 | 888 | 394 | 55 | + | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 304 | 68 | 152 | 71 | 13 | 0 |
| College | 58 | 8 | 25 | 22 | + | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 364 | 36 | 192 | 118 | 18 | + |
| Public | 189 | 30 | 110 | 45 | + | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 20 | + | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 601 | 71 | 385 | 129 | 16 | 0 | |
| Recent Veteran | 14 | 0 | 5 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 32 | 7 | 6 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1559 | 222 | 888 | 394 | 55 | + | |
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 Dec 31, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 530 | 362 |
|
✓
Current |
99 | 555 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 620 | 628 |
| Workforce category not identified | 16 | 16 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 68 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 13 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Wayne County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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EDC of Wayne County
Contact Us
For more information on Wayne County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
EDC of Wayne County, Indiana
7659834769
Employers in Wayne County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Fraley and Schilling Inc.
- IMPCO Automotive
- Applegate Livestock Equipment
- Astral
Holland Colours Americas Inc.
- Reid Physician Associates
- Birth-to-Five Inc.
- Meridian Services Corp
- Ahaus Tool and Engineering Inc.
- B & F Plastics
- Porter Advertising LLC
- Better Homes & Gardens Real estate -
First Realty Group - Morrisson-Reeves Library
- Harvey Brothers Construction LLC
- Little Sheba's
- Urban Enterprise Association
- Productivity fabricators Inc.
- Tiedemann-Bevs Industries Inc
- 5th Street Cafe
- Transcendia
- Ullery's Homemade Ice Cream LLC
- PTC Alliance
- Embellish
Reid Health
- Reid Health Physician Associates
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