Pettis, Missouri
Pettis County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:
Certified: Jan 2015
Maintained 1: Jan 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Pettis 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
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Pettis
Pettis County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 634 | 212 | 253 | 122 | 47 | 9 |
College | 144 | 6 | 70 | 65 | + | 12 | |
Current | Private | 241 | 41 | 117 | 67 | 16 | 20 |
Public | 121 | 24 | 57 | 35 | 5 | 13 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 529 | 111 | 263 | 123 | 32 | 11 | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1682 | 395 | 765 | 416 | 106 | 65 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 634 | 212 | 253 | 122 | 47 | 9 |
College | 144 | 6 | 70 | 65 | + | 12 | |
Current | Private | 241 | 41 | 117 | 67 | 16 | 20 |
Public | 121 | 24 | 57 | 35 | 5 | 13 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 8 | + | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 529 | 111 | 263 | 123 | 32 | 11 | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1682 | 395 | 765 | 416 | 106 | 65 |
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 Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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Emerging | 1478 | 799 |
✓
Current |
171 | 395 |
✓ Transitioning | 439 | 553 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 81 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 27 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 5 | 1 | ||
Gold | 3 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Pettis County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Missouri Job Center-Sedalia
Contact Us
For more information on Pettis County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Missouri Job Center
660-530-5627
Employers in Pettis County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis
County- Preferred Properties
- Quality Rubber
- Zephyr Manufacturing
- City of Sedalia
Thompson Hills Investment Corporation
- Wireco Worldgroup
- Four Seasons In Home Services
- Dr. Gary C. Kitto & Associates LLC
- Waterloo Industries
- Vocational Rehabilitation-Sedalia
- Duke Manufacturing Company
- Salvation Army-Sedalia
- Winchester Meadows-Independent LIving of
Sedalia - AG Coop Services Inc.
- Riverside Pediatrics
- Center for Human Services
- Trans Central Suppliers Inc.
- Insurance and Benefits Group
Ditzfeld Transfer
World Finance Corp.
Pro Energy One Power Staffing
- Associated Door Company
- Accuquest Hearing Center
- The Flying Pig Emporium
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