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Jones County

Jones County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2020

Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:

Certified: Oct 2019

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93%

of maintaining goals completed

News for Jones County

Maintaining Goals

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 525 563
Current 341 860
Transitioning 508 806
Workforce category not identified +
Goals Actual
Improved Certificates 139 84

Employer Supporting Goals

Employers supporting
New and reaffirming employers support goal 67
New and reaffirming employers support actual 44

Jones County

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC		 Bronze
NCRC		 Silver
NCRC		 Gold
NCRC		 Platinum
NCRC
Emerging High School 108 52 34 13 9
College 455 142 155 98 60
Current Private 619 185 286 113 35
Public 241 74 124 36 7
Transitioning Adult Education 40 18 20 + 0
Unemployed 764 280 394 78 12
Recent Veteran + 0 + + 0
Workforce category not identified + + 0 + 0
Totals 2232 753 1014 342 123

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

Employers in Jones County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC


* Pending re-affirmation

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Maintaining Goals

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Emerging 525 563
Current 341 860
Transitioning 508 806
Workforce category not identified +
Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
Improved Certificates 139 84

Employer Supporting Goals

Employers supporting 82
New and reaffirming employers support goal 67
New and reaffirming employers support actual 44

Jones County

Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC

Jones College
greg.butler@jcjc.edu

601-477-4113

Participating High Schools

Laurel High School

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 25 8 0 0
Bronze 46 1 0
Silver 4 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 May 31, 2020 , while county-level data is starting from January 2012. State job profile data runs from January 2007 through May 31, 2020 , 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.

WorkKeys® assessments are used across the nation, and many states have built their own Career Readiness Certificates based upon WorkKeys assessment results. You will find an asterisk denoting those states. This website will continue to evolve as the first two rounds of participating states give us feedback on what they would like to see -- and based on your feedback, as well.

Please contact us if you have comments, questions or would like to receive more information.