Newton County

Newton County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2023

Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:

Certified: Jul 2015

Maintained 1: Aug 2017

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90%

of maintaining goals completed

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Newton County

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC
Bronze
NCRC
Silver
NCRC
Gold
NCRC
Platinum
NCRC
NCRC
Plus
Emerging High School 1174 298 583 229 64 0
College 119 11 63 41 + 27
Current Private 395 70 202 114 9 23
Public 207 53 116 37 + 8
Transitioning Adult Education 7 0 + 6 0 0
Unemployed 827 187 447 170 23 44
Recent Veteran 18 + + + 0 0
Workforce category not identified 98 + 27 18 0 0
Totals 2787 625 1443 618 101 102

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.

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Employers in Newton County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • Access Family Care
  • Rembrandt Foods
  • Show Me The Ozarks Magazine
  • Crossroads Chevrolet Cadillac
  • Granby House
  • Mohawk Electric LLC
  • Russell Cellular
  • East Newton R-V1 School District
  • Neosho Freeman Family YMC
  • La Z Boy MIdwest
  • Scholastic Inc
  • Empire District Electric
  • CJR Red Carpet Realtors
  • Wheeler Excavation LLC
  • Neosho DMV License Office
  • Tim Mitchell Medical
  • Pro-Lube Maintenance Center
  • Hometown Bank
  • GNA Tech Solutions
  • Die Tech Machine
  • Birdsong & Associates LLC
  • Mass Depot
  • HUBBUB
  • Wood Real Estate Investments
  • Kelly & Compton PC

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