Stone, Missouri
Stone County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2018
Maintained 1: Jun 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Stone 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
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Stone
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 330 | 109 | 160 | 45 | 16 | 0 |
| College | 16 | + | 10 | + | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 40 | 11 | 20 | 8 | + | 0 |
| Public | 31 | 13 | 14 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 206 | 73 | 90 | 36 | 7 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 627 | 209 | 296 | 97 | 25 | + | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 330 | 109 | 160 | 45 | 16 | 0 |
| College | 16 | + | 10 | + | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 40 | 11 | 20 | 8 | + | 0 |
| Public | 31 | 13 | 14 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 206 | 73 | 90 | 36 | 7 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 627 | 209 | 296 | 97 | 25 | + | |
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 Mar 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 258 | 347 |
|
✓
Current |
57 | 71 |
| Transitioning | 235 | 212 |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 61 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 5 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Stone County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Missouri Job Center
Participating High Schools
These Stone County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Reeds Spring
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Crane
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Hurley
Contact Us
For more information on Stone County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce
417-739-2564
Employers in Stone County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- The Track Family Fun Parks
- White River Valley Electric Coop
Manpower
- Stone County Library
- CoxHealth
- City of Crane
- Hilton Branson Convention Center
- Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing
- Loren Cook Company
- Oxford HealthCare
- Tracker Marine
- EFCO Corporation
- Schreiber Foods
- Table Rock Community Bank
- Ozarks Environmental Services
Stonebridge Village Property Owners
Association- Port of Kimberling Marina & Resort
L.L.C. - Edgewater Villa Resort
- Boat Floater Industries LLC
- The Arc of the Ozarks
- Mo Prime Beef Packers
Russell Cellular Inc.
Easy Living
Buckhorn
- Cook Development Concepts
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