Lawrence, Missouri
Lawrence County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jan 2016
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Lawrence 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 4 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 0.5 points
Economic Regions Including Lawrence
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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 | 616 | 221 | 271 | 91 | 33 | + |
College | 40 | + | 22 | 16 | + | 6 | |
Current | Private | 196 | 29 | 93 | 61 | 13 | 12 |
Public | 111 | 36 | 50 | 22 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 444 | 107 | 242 | 81 | 14 | 38 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 34 | + | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1429 | 398 | 691 | 276 | 64 | 61 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 616 | 221 | 271 | 91 | 33 | + |
College | 40 | + | 22 | 16 | + | 6 | |
Current | Private | 196 | 29 | 93 | 61 | 13 | 12 |
Public | 111 | 36 | 50 | 22 | + | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 444 | 107 | 242 | 81 | 14 | 38 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 34 | + | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1429 | 398 | 691 | 276 | 64 | 61 |
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, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 265 | 663 |
✓
Current |
39 | 323 |
✓ Transitioning | 207 | 487 |
Workforce category not identified | 17 | 17 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 22 | 33 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 2 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Lawrence County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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American Job Center - Monett
Participating High Schools
These Lawrence County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Marionville High School
Contact Us
For more information on Lawrence County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
American Job Center - Joplin
4176293000
Employers in Lawrence County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Monett Chamber of Commerce
- Balchem Coporation
- T & C Stainless Inc.
- Farmers Grain Express Inc.
- Vaughn's Dirt Work
- Alternative OpportunitiesINC.
- Cassville R-IV Schools
- Service Vending Company
- Crowder College
- The Arc of The Ozarks
- Jack Henry & Associates
- All Year Heating & AC
- Seal Smart LLC
- Schreiber Foods
- Aurora Area Chamber of Commerce
- Kemin Nutrisurance
- ComTech Research
- Loren Cook Company
- Kraft Heinz
- Mt. Vernon R-5 School District
- City of Aurora
- Prime Cut
- city of miller
- JOURNAGAN TRUE VALUE
- Scott Regional Technology Center
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