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Congratulations to Jones County, Mississippi on becoming Certified October 2019 Congratulations to Jones County, Mississippi on Becoming Certified October 2019
Jones County is a certified Work Ready Community.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2019

Goals updated only for participating counties

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100%

of goals attained

This county became certified October 2019.

News for Jones County

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 266 288
Current 301 738
Transitioning 435 675
Workforce category not identified +
Goals Actual
Employers Supporting 67 79

Jones County

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC		 Bronze
NCRC		 Silver
NCRC		 Gold
NCRC		 Platinum
NCRC
Emerging High School 50 21 18 6 5
College 238 76 84 47 31
Current Private 541 158 262 97 24
Public 197 58 98 36 5
Transitioning Adult Education 34 15 18 + 0
Unemployed 639 231 337 65 6
Recent Veteran + 0 + + 0
Workforce category not identified + 0 0 + 0
Totals 1702 559 818 254 71

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.

Employers in Jones County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • Jones College *
  • Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc. *
  • Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc. *
  • HMP Management Corp. *
  • At Home Care Inc. *
  • The Knight Butcher *
  • Rapad Drilling & Well Services Inc *
  • Burroughs Diesel Inc *
  • Petroharvester Operating Co. LLC *
  • Rockall Energy LLC *
  • Bush Construction Company *
  • Chas N Clark Associates Ltd *
  • Hol-Mac Corp. *
  • Dunn Road Builders *
  • Ability Works of Laurel *
  • Ken Keyes Contractor *
  • B Clean Environmental *
  • Blendex Corporation *
  • BCT *
  • B Clean LLC *
  • Southern Properties of MS LLC *
  • B Equipment Company *
  • H & H Welding & Fabrication *
  • Coburn's of Laurel *
  • Robine & Welch Machine & Tool *

* Pending re-affirmation

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Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 266 288
Current 301 738
Transitioning 435 675
Workforce category not identified +
Goals Actual
Employers
Supporting 		67 79

Jones County

Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC

Jones College
greg.butler@jcjc.edu
601-477-4113

Participating High Schools

Laurel High School
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If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:

Jones College
601-477-4113

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 18 8 0 0
Bronze 42 1 0
Silver 2 0
Gold 0

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This website reports the ACT® WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates earned at the county and state level and the progress being made by those participating states and counties in the ACT Work Ready Community initiative. This site only represents data stored in the ACT RegiSTAR™ system, a web-based reporting and management tool for ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates.


State and national ACT WorkKeys NCRC data runs from January 2006 through September 30, 2019 , while county-level data is starting from January 2012. State job profile data runs from January 2007 through September 30, 2019 , while national job profile data reaches back to 1993. Again, please note that county-level ACT WorkKeys NCRC data collection began in January 2012 for WorkKeys Internet Version, and in July 2012 for pencil and paper assessments. State and national certificate totals include historical data prior to 2012.


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