Laclede, Missouri
Laclede County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2021
Maintained 1: Apr 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Laclede 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging 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 |
|
| Emerging | High School | 584 | 162 | 260 | 121 | 41 |
| College | 23 | + | 9 | 7 | + | |
| Current | Private | 74 | 22 | 26 | 22 | + |
| Public | 67 | 26 | 31 | 6 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 188 | 51 | 94 | 33 | 10 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 940 | 264 | 423 | 190 | 63 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 584 | 162 | 260 | 121 | 41 |
| College | 23 | + | 9 | 7 | + | |
| Current | Private | 74 | 22 | 26 | 22 | + |
| Public | 67 | 26 | 31 | 6 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 188 | 51 | 94 | 33 | 10 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 940 | 264 | 423 | 190 | 63 | |
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 Nov 30, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 429 | 607 |
|
✓
Current |
69 | 141 |
| Transitioning | 223 | 191 |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 64 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Employers in Laclede County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Detroit Tool Metal Products
- Tracker Marine
- Central Bank
- First State Community Bank
- Independent Stave Company
- Carbarloc Eng & Mfg. Inc.
Missouri Eagle LLC
- Mercy Clinic-Hospital
Missouri Ozarks Community Action
- Commerce Bank
Manpower
- Laclede County Sheriff’s Office
Lebanon Regional Economic Development
Inc.- Stronghold Inspections LLC
- Alpha Media
- First Light Outfitters
- Joel E. Barber School District
Laclede Industries Inc
- Page Office Supply
- Massey's Comics
- Andy's 417
- Lebanon NOW
- The Rail Co Pizzeria
- Project 360 Youth Services
- Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local
Governments
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