Laclede, Missouri
Laclede County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 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 | 582 | 161 | 259 | 121 | 41 |
| College | 23 | + | 9 | 7 | + | |
| Current | Private | 74 | 22 | 26 | 22 | + |
| Public | 67 | 26 | 31 | 6 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 185 | 51 | 93 | 32 | 9 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 935 | 263 | 421 | 189 | 62 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 582 | 161 | 259 | 121 | 41 |
| College | 23 | + | 9 | 7 | + | |
| Current | Private | 74 | 22 | 26 | 22 | + |
| Public | 67 | 26 | 31 | 6 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 185 | 51 | 93 | 32 | 9 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 935 | 263 | 421 | 189 | 62 | |
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, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 429 | 605 |
|
✓
Current |
69 | 141 |
| Transitioning | 223 | 188 |
| 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
- DefBar Systems LLC
- Lebanon R-3 School District
- Marine Electrical Products
- Independent Stave Company
Heritage Bank of the Ozarks
Missouri Eagle LLC
City of Lebanon
- OTC Lebanon Center
- Commerce Bank
- Laclede Electric Cooperative
- Cope
Lebanon Regional Economic Development
Inc.- Stronghold Inspections LLC
- Alpha Media
- Joel E. Barber School District
- Hogan Land Title Company of Laclede
County Elevate Lebanon
- Page Office Supply
- Massey's Comics
- Lebanon NOW
- Project 360 Youth Services
- Stiles Roofing Inc
- Magda's Kitchen
- Lake of the Ozarks Council of Local
Governments Laclede Literacy Council
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