Washington, Maryland
Washington County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jul 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Washington 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
Current 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 |
|
Emerging | High School | 101 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 0 |
College | 171 | 19 | 27 | 68 | 57 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 185 | 34 | 49 | 63 | 39 | + |
Public | 122 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 71 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
Unemployed | 367 | 94 | 134 | 88 | 51 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1020 | 224 | 297 | 295 | 204 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 101 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 0 |
College | 171 | 19 | 27 | 68 | 57 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 185 | 34 | 49 | 63 | 39 | + |
Public | 122 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 71 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
Unemployed | 367 | 94 | 134 | 88 | 51 | 0 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1020 | 224 | 297 | 295 | 204 | + |
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 May 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
Emerging | 370 | 272 |
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Current |
88 | 309 |
Transitioning | 560 | 441 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 106 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
Silver | 14 | 1 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Washington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Amcor Flexibles Healthcare
- Horizon Goodwill Industries
- AC&T
- Middletown Valley Bank
- JLG Industries Inc
- Roy Rogers Restaurants/Plamondon
Enterprises Inc. - Washington County Free Library
- Williams Solutions Group LLC
- Herald-Mail Media
- Bank of Charles Town
- Roger Fairbourn Real Estate
- Meritus Medical Center
- Board of Washington County Commissioners
- Donna Kaye Personnel Inc
- International Corporate Training &
Marketing LLC MEC Inc.
- Boys & Girls Club of Washington County
- Community Free Clinic Inc.
McIntire HVAC & Electric
- Housing Authority of the City of
Hagerstown ConAgra Brands
- Hagerstown Neighborhood Development
- Bowman Development Corp
- Bowman Group
- The Arc of Washington County
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