Taney, Missouri
Taney 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: Jun 2018
Maintained 1: Jul 2021
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Taney 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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Add ACT WorkKeys Curriculum - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Taney
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 1255 | 425 | 489 | 243 | 98 | 0 |
| College | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 139 | 37 | 65 | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| Public | 109 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 480 | 137 | 243 | 75 | 25 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 114 | 35 | 15 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 2069 | 683 | 866 | 376 | 144 | + | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1255 | 425 | 489 | 243 | 98 | 0 |
| College | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 139 | 37 | 65 | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| Public | 109 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 480 | 137 | 243 | 75 | 25 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 114 | 35 | 15 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 2069 | 683 | 866 | 376 | 144 | + | |
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 | 561 | 1282 |
|
✓
Current |
111 | 248 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 479 | 484 |
| Workforce category not identified | 57 | 57 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 155 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 1 | |||
Participating High Schools
These Taney County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Branson High School
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Forsyth High School
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Hollister High School
Contact Us
For more information on Taney County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Taney County Partnership
14172432126
Employers in Taney County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce &
CVB - Oldcastle Building Envelope
- The Track Family Fun Parks
- City of Forsyth Missouri
- Numax Entertainment
- Perfect Signs.com
- Tuning Element
- Pierce Arrow Theater
- Taney County Ambulance District
- Titanic-Branson
- Kirbyville R-VI School District
- American Family John Hagey Agency
- Taney County Partnership
- Taney County MU Extension
- Rogers Enterprises of Missouri Inc.
- Fat Daddy's BBQ
- Silver Dollar City
- LAKA LLC dba Branson Ace Hardware
- Ozark Mountain Media Group LLC
- Meadows Business Park
- Haven House Realty
- The Bank of Missouri
- CPWG Engineering Inc.
- Derek Bell Insurance & Financial
Services Inc. FosterAdopt Connect
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