Jackson, Missouri
Jackson County 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: Dec 2019
Maintained 1: May 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jackson 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 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 |
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Emerging | High School | 5705 | 2472 | 2202 | 791 | 240 | 0 |
College | 289 | 71 | 153 | 57 | 8 | 6 | |
Current | Private | 1492 | 487 | 695 | 254 | 56 | + |
Public | 1068 | 474 | 469 | 104 | 21 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 66 | 26 | 27 | 11 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 5306 | 2173 | 2326 | 675 | 132 | 10 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | + | 5 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 384 | 104 | 62 | 18 | 8 | 0 | |
Totals | 14130 | 5808 | 5937 | 1915 | 470 | 19 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 5705 | 2472 | 2202 | 791 | 240 | 0 |
College | 289 | 71 | 153 | 57 | 8 | 6 | |
Current | Private | 1492 | 487 | 695 | 254 | 56 | + |
Public | 1068 | 474 | 469 | 104 | 21 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 66 | 26 | 27 | 11 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 5306 | 2173 | 2326 | 675 | 132 | 10 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | + | 5 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 384 | 104 | 62 | 18 | 8 | 0 | |
Totals | 14130 | 5808 | 5937 | 1915 | 470 | 19 |
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 Feb 29, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 2012 | 6000 |
✓
Current |
954 | 2563 |
✓ Transitioning | 3808 | 5394 |
Workforce category not identified | 192 | 192 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 105 | 218 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 208 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
Bronze | 207 | 20 | 2 | |
Silver | 72 | 9 | ||
Gold | 16 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Jackson County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Full Employment Council
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Independence EDC
Participating High Schools
These Jackson County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Blue Springs High School
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Blue Springs South High School
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Valley View High School
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Truman High School Independence
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Chrisman High School Independence
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Van Horn High School Independence
Contact Us
For more information on Jackson County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce
816-229-8558
Employers in Jackson County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Prier Products
- Midamerica Hotels Corporation
- Foster Dental Care
- Digital Marketing Inc.
- Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce
- CruisePlanners
- Laura's Cleaning 4U LLC
- Brett Wyatt Agency
- L&M Consulting LLC
- Bright Portfolios
- Automation Dynamics LLC
- ECS Capital Investments
- BANK 21
- Happy Hour Inc.
- Dave's Service Inc
- Transformed Barber & Cosmetology Academy
- A-Okay Inspections LLC
- Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More
- Real Country 1030AM KCWJ
- ReeceNichols - Blue Springs
- Randy's Lakeview Nursery & Stone
- Evansfield Distillery
- Chionuma Law Firm LLC
- All Saints Lutheran Church
- Child Abuse Prevention Association
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