Labette, Kansas
Labette County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Aug 2016
Maintained 1: Dec 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Labette 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 1 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging 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 |
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Emerging | High School | 991 | 294 | 407 | 213 | 77 | 0 |
College | 28 | 6 | 11 | 8 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 45 | 7 | 25 | 9 | + | 0 |
Public | 50 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 21 | 9 | 8 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 191 | 49 | 113 | 26 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1328 | 379 | 584 | 270 | 95 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 991 | 294 | 407 | 213 | 77 | 0 |
College | 28 | 6 | 11 | 8 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 45 | 7 | 25 | 9 | + | 0 |
Public | 50 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 21 | 9 | 8 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 191 | 49 | 113 | 26 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1328 | 379 | 584 | 270 | 95 | + |
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 Oct 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 342 | 1019 |
Current |
101 | 95 |
Transitioning | 339 | 215 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 12 | 5 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 3 | 2 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Labette County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Ross Harper
Participating High Schools
These Labette County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Labette County High School
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Parsons High School
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Oswego High School
Contact Us
For more information on Labette County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Labette Community College Workforce Education Department
620-820-1278
Employers in Labette County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Mr.
- Labette Community College
- Magnum Systems Inc.
- Jay Hatfield Chevrolet Buick Inc.
- The Empire District Electric Company
- Tank Connection
- Parsons Dental Care LLC
- Alexander Manufacturing
- The Flesh Company
- Bartlett Co-op Assn.
- USD 506 Labette County
- Labette Health
- ATEC Steel LLC
- Great Plains Development Authority
- Tank Connection LLC
- Alliance Construction
- Stockyards Plaza Inc
- PEC Physical Therapy & Fitness
- Labette County Sheriff Dept.
- Southeast Kansas Community Action
Program Inc. - Southeast Kansas Community Action
Program Inc. - Beachner Grain Inc.
- Maher Works Inc.
- Labette County Economic Development
- The Home Store
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