Union Parish is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 29, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Aug 2021
Maintained 1: Jun 2022
Union Parish 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.
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 1109 | 187 | 513 | 313 | 96 |
College | 34 | 10 | 11 | 11 | + | |
Current | Private | 41 | 11 | 11 | 16 | + |
Public | 23 | 7 | 10 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 11 | 9 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 148 | 41 | 69 | 26 | 12 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 72 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
Totals | 1416 | 275 | 647 | 379 | 115 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
|||||
Emerging | High School | 1109 | 187 | 513 | 313 | 96 |
College | 34 | 10 | 11 | 11 | + | |
Current | Private | 41 | 11 | 11 | 16 | + |
Public | 23 | 7 | 10 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 11 | 9 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 148 | 41 | 69 | 26 | 12 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 72 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
Totals | 1416 | 275 | 647 | 379 | 115 |
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
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 29, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 429 | 1143 |
Current |
74 | 64 |
Transitioning | 216 | 173 |
Workforce category not identified | 36 | 36 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 8 | 37 |
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
Bronze | 102 | 21 | 0 | |
Silver | 115 | 5 | ||
Gold | 37 |
These are the locations in Union Parish where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana Delta Community College
Union Parish School Board
These Union Parish high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
Union High School
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School
Downsville Charter School
Union Christian Academy
For more information on Union Parish's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Union Parish Chamber of Commerce
318-368-3947
Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.