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Adams, Mississippi
Adams County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2016
Maintained 1: Jan 2018
Maintained 2: Nov 2019
Maintained 3: Jun 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Adams 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
Economic Regions Including Adams
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 | 587 | 200 | 222 | 106 | 59 | 0 |
College | 170 | 50 | 87 | 30 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 280 | 101 | 122 | 44 | 13 | + |
Public | 274 | 126 | 109 | 33 | 6 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 772 | 344 | 326 | 84 | 18 | 5 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 182 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |
Totals | 2189 | 859 | 910 | 310 | 110 | 10 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 587 | 200 | 222 | 106 | 59 | 0 |
College | 170 | 50 | 87 | 30 | + | 0 | |
Current | Private | 280 | 101 | 122 | 44 | 13 | + |
Public | 274 | 126 | 109 | 33 | 6 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 772 | 344 | 326 | 84 | 18 | 5 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 182 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |
Totals | 2189 | 859 | 910 | 310 | 110 | 10 |
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 Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 475 | 757 |
✓
Current |
237 | 559 |
✓ Transitioning | 444 | 792 |
Workforce category not identified | 91 | 91 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 100 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 0 | 1 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Adams County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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WIN Job Center-Lorri Alles
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Natchez, Inc.
Participating High Schools
These Adams County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Natchez High School
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Cathedral School
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Adams County Christian School
Contact Us
For more information on Adams County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Aimee Guido, Natchez, Inc.
6014450288
Employers in Adams County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Delta-Energy Natchez LLC
- Great River Industries
Coldwell Banker Stewart Reality
United Mississippi Bank
- Natchez Coffee Company
- WTYJ WMIS
- Live Oak Nursey
- Adams County Board of Supervisors
- Dunleith
- Studio 411: Pilates and Fit Club
- Soiree' Boutique
- Natchez Architectural & Art Discoveries
- Bluffs & Bayou Magazine
- Taylor'd Yacht Charters
- Natchez Grand Hotel
- Deaconness Home Health
- All-Star Awards
- Blankenstein's Supplies & Equipment
- Darby's
- Jordan Carriers
- Hotel Vue
- Franklin County Memorial Hospital
- Magnolia Grill
Exclamate LLC
- Jones Lumber Co. Inc
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