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Hancock, Mississippi
Hancock 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: Feb 2019
Maintained 1: Jun 2023
Maintained 2: May 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Hancock 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 | 1529 | 336 | 523 | 414 | 256 |
College | 51 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
Current | Private | 333 | 52 | 122 | 104 | 55 |
Public | 216 | 36 | 111 | 48 | 21 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 94 | 50 | 30 | 9 | 5 |
Unemployed | 575 | 177 | 224 | 127 | 47 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2802 | 660 | 1026 | 721 | 395 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1529 | 336 | 523 | 414 | 256 |
College | 51 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 11 | |
Current | Private | 333 | 52 | 122 | 104 | 55 |
Public | 216 | 36 | 111 | 48 | 21 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 94 | 50 | 30 | 9 | 5 |
Unemployed | 575 | 177 | 224 | 127 | 47 | |
Recent Veteran | 6 | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2802 | 660 | 1026 | 721 | 395 |
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 | 517 | 1580 |
✓
Current |
187 | 549 |
✓ Transitioning | 390 | 672 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 83 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bronze | 84 | 8 | 0 | |
Silver | 62 | 5 | ||
Gold | 9 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Hancock County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Pearl River Community College
Participating High Schools
These Hancock County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Hancock County School District
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Bay Waveland School District
Contact Us
For more information on Hancock County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Pearl River Community College
228.252.7001
Employers in Hancock County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Coast Electric
DAK Americas Mississippi Inc
Hancock Resource Center
Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District
Pearl River Community College
- Infinity-AP
Lazy Magnolia Brewery
- GSD Logistics Llc
- Baria-Jones PLLC
- Koenig Stainless Inc
- Jindal Tubular USA LLC
- NVision Solutions Inc
- Gulf Basin Petroleum Recycling Co Inc.
- Warehouse Services Inc
Gtek Inc
- John McDonald Realty
- Daybrook Aviation
- Goodwill Industries of South Mississippi
and Goodworks - C Spire
- East Hancock Public Library
- Kiln Public Library
- Pearlington Public Library
- Hancock County Human Services Department
- Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc.
- American Heart Association
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