Boone, Missouri
Boone County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Nov 2016
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Boone 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
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 1 points
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 | 613 | 139 | 251 | 183 | 40 | 0 |
College | 149 | 20 | 66 | 58 | 5 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 523 | 92 | 219 | 159 | 53 | 37 |
Public | 269 | 81 | 133 | 48 | 7 | 20 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | + | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 1218 | 344 | 518 | 283 | 73 | 33 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2789 | 679 | 1196 | 736 | 178 | 99 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 613 | 139 | 251 | 183 | 40 | 0 |
College | 149 | 20 | 66 | 58 | 5 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 523 | 92 | 219 | 159 | 53 | 37 |
Public | 269 | 81 | 133 | 48 | 7 | 20 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | + | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 1218 | 344 | 518 | 283 | 73 | 33 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2789 | 679 | 1196 | 736 | 178 | 99 |
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 Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 648 | 770 |
✓
Current |
89 | 849 |
✓ Transitioning | 646 | 1267 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 126 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 4 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Participating High Schools
These Boone County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Columbia Area Career Center
Contact Us
For more information on Boone County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Missouri Job Center
(573) 441-6352
Employers in Boone County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Central Bank of Boone County
- Savage River, Inc. dba Beyond Meat
- Columbia Public Schools
- Shelter Insurance Company
- Job Point
- Enterprise Development Corporation
- Manor Roofing and Restoration
- The Bank of Missouri
- Kevin Komes MD
- RE/MAX Boone Realty
- Labor Ready
- Fast Signs
Holiday Inn Executive Center
- Love INC of Columbia MO
- Boone County Government
- Providence Bank
- Riback?DKB Supply Company
Tiger Tots Child Development Center
- Lenoir Woods
- Williams-Keepers LLC
Boone Electric Cooperative
- Moore & Shryock
- Caroline & Company Inc.
- Preferred Family Health
Missouri Women's Business Center
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