Barton, Missouri
Barton 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: Jan 2016
Maintained 1: Jun 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Barton 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 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Barton
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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 | 498 | 120 | 259 | 94 | 25 | + |
College | 26 | + | 12 | 9 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 88 | 21 | 49 | 18 | 0 | + |
Public | 67 | 20 | 39 | 7 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 188 | 47 | 98 | 39 | + | 5 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 14 | 0 | 5 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 874 | 212 | 462 | 169 | 31 | 10 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 498 | 120 | 259 | 94 | 25 | + |
College | 26 | + | 12 | 9 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 88 | 21 | 49 | 18 | 0 | + |
Public | 67 | 20 | 39 | 7 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 188 | 47 | 98 | 39 | + | 5 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 14 | 0 | 5 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 874 | 212 | 462 | 169 | 31 | 10 |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 118 | 527 |
✓
Current |
35 | 157 |
✓ Transitioning | 115 | 193 |
Workforce category not identified | 7 | 7 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 8 | 7 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 15 | 1 | ||
Gold | 4 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Barton County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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American Job Center - Joplin
Participating High Schools
These Barton County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Lamar High School
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Lamar Career and Technical Center
Contact Us
For more information on Barton County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
American Job Center - Joplin
4176293000
Employers in Barton County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Barton Co. Chamber of Commerce
- Barton Co. Memorial Hospital
- Fast Eddie Hot Rod Shop, LLC
- Seed and Farm Supply
- Crossland Construction Company Inc.
- MACO Creations
- Westco
- Truman Healthcare & Rehabilitation
Center - Charlotte Wrestler
- Dairy Queen
- Lamartis
- The Med Station
- Blue Top Inn & Sweets
- Tractors BBQ & Grill
- McFadden Land & Title
- D&D Sexton INC
- Polston Contruction
- Family Medical Center of Lamar
- Legacy Farm and Lawn
- Higgins Pallet Co Inc
- Redneck Hunting Blinds
- Runion CPA
- Johnson Construction & Development
- Cox Barton County Hospital
- Arrest Bank
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