Stoddard, Missouri
Stoddard County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Stoddard 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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 129 | 44 | 63 | 19 | + | 0 |
| College | 37 | + | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 82 | 6 | 41 | 32 | + | + |
| Public | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 222 | 46 | 103 | 62 | 11 | 5 | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 503 | 107 | 246 | 133 | 17 | 8 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 129 | 44 | 63 | 19 | + | 0 |
| College | 37 | + | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 82 | 6 | 41 | 32 | + | + |
| Public | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 222 | 46 | 103 | 62 | 11 | 5 | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 503 | 107 | 246 | 133 | 17 | 8 | |
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 Nov 30, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 248 | 166 |
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✓
Current |
64 | 115 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 210 | 230 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 54 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Stoddard County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Dexter Chamber of Commerce
Contact Us
For more information on Stoddard County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Dexter Chamber of Commerce Development, Inc.
5736247458
Employers in Stoddard County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Visiting Nurse Association
- Dexter Chamber of Commerce
- City of Dexter
- Dexter R-XI School District
- Hickory Log Restarant
- Three Rivers College
- Southern Bank
Bootheel Regional Planning Commission
- Southeast HEALTH
- Simply Fabulous
- Locust STR Flowers
- Schlief Chiropratic and Welness
Associated Electric Co-Op Inc - New
Madrid Power PlantFerguson Medical Group
- Three Rivers College
- Bootheel Counseling Services
- National Title & Escrow
Animal Health Center
Tyson Foods
- Reeds Spring R-IV Schools
- University of Missouri Extension
- Southeast Missouri Fire Insurance
- Bug Zero
- First Midwest Bank
- Semo Skidsteers
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
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