St. Francois, Missouri
St. Francois County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jul 2015
Maintained 1: Oct 2017
Maintained 2: Sep 2019
Maintained 3: Jan 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
St. Francois 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 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning 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 |
NCRC Plus |
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| Emerging | High School | 1056 | 427 | 485 | 112 | 32 | 0 |
| College | 679 | 60 | 345 | 232 | 42 | + | |
| Current | Private | 582 | 73 | 294 | 191 | 24 | 26 |
| Public | 124 | 30 | 55 | 35 | + | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 1327 | 222 | 706 | 353 | 46 | 131 | |
| Recent Veteran | 12 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3777 | 814 | 1889 | 924 | 150 | 164 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1056 | 427 | 485 | 112 | 32 | 0 |
| College | 679 | 60 | 345 | 232 | 42 | + | |
| Current | Private | 582 | 73 | 294 | 191 | 24 | 26 |
| Public | 124 | 30 | 55 | 35 | + | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 1327 | 222 | 706 | 353 | 46 | 131 | |
| Recent Veteran | 12 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3777 | 814 | 1889 | 924 | 150 | 164 | |
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 Jan 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 1414 | 1739 |
|
✓
Current |
178 | 735 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 675 | 1467 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 159 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 21 | 2 | 1 | |
| Silver | 18 | 2 | ||
| Gold | 2 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in St. Francois County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Park Hills American Job Center
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Park Hills American Job Center
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Mineral Area College
Contact Us
For more information on St. Francois County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Linda Fitzgerald, DWD Workforce Coordinator
573-664-9080
Employers in St. Francois County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Botkin Lumber Company Inc.
- Belgrade State Bank
- Emma's
- Innovation Warehousing & Distributing
Inc. - Farm Equipment Sales Inc
- JHI
Hafner Financial Services PC
Show-Me Rent-to-Own Inc
St. Francois County Industrial
Development Authority- In-Sight Partners
- City of Bonne Terre
- UniTec Career Center
- Farmington R-7 School District
- Base Rock Minerals
- United Way of St. Francois County
- Lee Mechanical Contractors
- Anytime Fitness
- Encore Boutique
- Interstate Batteries
- City of Leadington
- ColJac Artisan Cafe
- Farmington R-7 High School
- America's Mattress and Recliners
- Southeast Missouri Community Credit
Union - Criminal Justice Services LLC
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