Benton, Missouri
Benton 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: Apr 2019
Maintained 1: May 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Benton 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
Economic Regions Including Benton
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 150 | 57 | 64 | 23 | 6 | 5 |
College | 37 | + | 21 | 12 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 61 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 9 |
Public | 25 | + | 15 | 5 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 130 | 23 | 67 | 37 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 407 | 92 | 194 | 101 | 20 | 23 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 150 | 57 | 64 | 23 | 6 | 5 |
College | 37 | + | 21 | 12 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 61 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 9 |
Public | 25 | + | 15 | 5 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 130 | 23 | 67 | 37 | + | + | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 407 | 92 | 194 | 101 | 20 | 23 |
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 | 198 | 194 |
✓
Current |
51 | 97 |
✓ Transitioning | 137 | 138 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 13 | 2 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Contact Us
For more information on Benton County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Missouri Job Center-Sedalia
660-530-5627
Employers in Benton County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Brodersen State Farm
- Maples Ford Inc.
- Pathways Community Health
- Benton County Development Corporation
- Reel & Trigger Resort
- Barefoot Express
- City of Lincoln
- Katy Trail Community Health
- Cole Camp Chamber of Commerce
- City of Cole Camp
- Happy Trails Antiques & Collectables
- HP Tire & Muffler LLC
- Southwest Electric Cooperative Inc.
- Rockhill Marine
- All American Heating & Cooling
- G & W 2 LLC
- Benton County Sheriff
- Benton County Tire
- Crown Custom Graphics
- King'z Detailing
- Osage Mini-Mart
- Warsaw Flower Shop
- Dam Restaurant & Lounge
- Citizens Against Domestic Violence Inc
- Bloomin' Blinds of Mid-Missouri
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