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Forrest, Mississippi
Forrest 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: May 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Forrest 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 |
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Emerging | High School | 2017 | 487 | 867 | 448 | 215 |
College | 385 | 85 | 157 | 97 | 46 | |
Current | Private | 483 | 126 | 220 | 110 | 27 |
Public | 467 | 148 | 219 | 79 | 21 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 362 | 211 | 105 | 40 | 6 |
Unemployed | 1167 | 365 | 553 | 181 | 68 | |
Recent Veteran | 28 | 6 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 20 | + | + | + | + | |
Totals | 4905 | 1431 | 2130 | 958 | 385 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2017 | 487 | 867 | 448 | 215 |
College | 385 | 85 | 157 | 97 | 46 | |
Current | Private | 483 | 126 | 220 | 110 | 27 |
Public | 467 | 148 | 219 | 79 | 21 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 362 | 211 | 105 | 40 | 6 |
Unemployed | 1167 | 365 | 553 | 181 | 68 | |
Recent Veteran | 28 | 6 | 7 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 20 | + | + | + | + | |
Totals | 4905 | 1431 | 2130 | 958 | 385 |
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 | 547 | 2402 |
✓
Current |
436 | 950 |
✓ Transitioning | 672 | 1543 |
Workforce category not identified | 10 | 10 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 170 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 98 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 263 | 12 | 1 | |
Silver | 48 | 5 | ||
Gold | 33 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Forrest County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Area Development Partnership
Contact Us
For more information on Forrest County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Area Development Partnership
601-296-7500
Employers in Forrest County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Area Development Partnership
William Carey University
- Hilton Garden Inn Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg Public Schools
- At Home Care Inc.
- Hood Industries Inc.
- SouthGroup Insurance Services
- Channel Control Merchants LLC
- Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Moore Chiropractic Clinic Hattiesburg
- Mama Fer LLC Maid & Janitorial Services
- TownePlace Suites by Marriott
Hattiesburg - Bio Soil Enhancers Inc
- Bourne Brothers Printing Inc
- GROVE TRANSIT
- Headwaters Inc.
- Family YMCA of Southeast Mississippi
Inc. - Love Birds Bridal Boutique
- Fordham-Thompson Development LLC
- Branch Cocktail Bar
- Midtown Donut
- Peppertree Apartment Homes
- Therah's Childcare and Preschool
- The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum
- Mississippi National Guard
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