Jasper, Missouri
Jasper 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: Mar 2013
Maintained 1: Mar 2015
Maintained 2: Jan 2020
Maintained 3: Jan 2022
Maintained 4: Feb 2025
Maintained 5: May 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jasper 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
Economic Regions Including Jasper
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 | 4791 | 1236 | 2097 | 966 | 492 | + |
College | 334 | 30 | 177 | 111 | 16 | 21 | |
Current | Private | 963 | 144 | 463 | 303 | 53 | 62 |
Public | 476 | 109 | 262 | 88 | 17 | 17 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 39 | 10 | 20 | 8 | + | 5 |
Unemployed | 2304 | 496 | 1240 | 498 | 70 | 182 | |
Recent Veteran | 38 | + | 9 | 5 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 350 | 29 | 104 | 41 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 9101 | 2057 | 4372 | 2020 | 652 | 291 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 4791 | 1236 | 2097 | 966 | 492 | + |
College | 334 | 30 | 177 | 111 | 16 | 21 | |
Current | Private | 963 | 144 | 463 | 303 | 53 | 62 |
Public | 476 | 109 | 262 | 88 | 17 | 17 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 39 | 10 | 20 | 8 | + | 5 |
Unemployed | 2304 | 496 | 1240 | 498 | 70 | 182 | |
Recent Veteran | 38 | + | 9 | 5 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 350 | 29 | 104 | 41 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 9101 | 2057 | 4372 | 2020 | 652 | 291 |
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 | 2002 | 5149 |
✓
Current |
234 | 1518 |
✓ Transitioning | 1299 | 2550 |
Workforce category not identified | 175 | 175 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 138 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 97 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
Bronze | 135 | 9 | 0 | |
Silver | 112 | 13 | ||
Gold | 72 |
Participating High Schools
These Jasper County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Franklin Technology Center
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Carthage Technology Center
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Carthage High School
Contact Us
For more information on Jasper County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
American Job Center - Joplin
4176293000
Employers in Jasper County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Able Manufacturing & Assembly, LLC
- Ascent Recovery Residences
- Brad Ansley
- City of Carterville
- Florette
- Higdon Florist
- Joplin Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship
Program Joplin Public Library
- Larry Bowman Trucking, LLC
- Ozark Hearth & Home Candles, LLC
- Precision Mastermade Paints, Inc.
- Railroad Salvage & Restoration, Inc.
- Software Center
The Empire District Electric Company
Atwood Distributing L.P.
- Joseph Newman Innovation Center
- Cell Phone Medics
- A & E
B & I Tire Co. Inc.
Charles Doyle Psychologist LLC
Comunity Bank & Trust
- Standard Transportation Services
Arvest Bank - Joplin Region
Total Communications
- Arrest Bank
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