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Clay, Mississippi
Clay County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Nov 2018
Maintained 1: Jun 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Clay 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
Improved Certificates - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 570 | 185 | 243 | 105 | 37 |
| College | 95 | 12 | 58 | 22 | + | |
| Current | Private | 575 | 136 | 326 | 94 | 19 |
| Public | 452 | 106 | 274 | 60 | 12 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 17 | 26 | + | + |
| Unemployed | 1521 | 495 | 833 | 166 | 27 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3271 | 954 | 1765 | 452 | 100 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 570 | 185 | 243 | 105 | 37 |
| College | 95 | 12 | 58 | 22 | + | |
| Current | Private | 575 | 136 | 326 | 94 | 19 |
| Public | 452 | 106 | 274 | 60 | 12 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 17 | 26 | + | + |
| Unemployed | 1521 | 495 | 833 | 166 | 27 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3271 | 954 | 1765 | 452 | 100 | |
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 Oct 31, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 159 | 665 |
|
✓
Current |
39 | 1027 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 556 | 1579 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 57 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 55 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 164 | 6 | 0 | |
| Silver | 38 | 2 | ||
| Gold | 3 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Clay County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Golden Triangle Development LINK
Contact Us
For more information on Clay County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Golden Triangle Development LINK
6623288369
Employers in Clay County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Golden Triangle Development LINK
Community Counseling Services
West Point Career & Technology Center
- CARQUEST Auto Parts
- NMMC-West Point
- Royal Trucking Company
APAC-Mississippi Inc.
- East Mississippi Community College
- Better Brands Distributing Company
- BancorpSouth Bank
- Mississippi State University Extension
Service Clay County Cadence Bank
The New Horizons Federal Credit Union
- Clark Beverage Group
- Galloway Chandler McKinney Insurance
Agency - BankFirst Financial Services
- B. Bryan Farms Inc.
- Valmet Inc.
- Adventure ATV
- Roberts Travel Agency of Columbus
- BancorpSouth
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi
- NauticStar Boats
- LARRY CLARK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC
INC. - Mississippi National Guard
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