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Jones, Mississippi
Jones 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: Oct 2019
Maintained 1: Jun 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Jones 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 | 1640 | 499 | 713 | 308 | 120 |
College | 1012 | 280 | 373 | 246 | 113 | |
Current | Private | 1091 | 310 | 470 | 209 | 102 |
Public | 541 | 168 | 254 | 85 | 34 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 100 | 47 | 40 | 11 | + |
Unemployed | 1572 | 590 | 731 | 191 | 60 | |
Recent Veteran | 14 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 5967 | 1899 | 2585 | 1052 | 431 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1640 | 499 | 713 | 308 | 120 |
College | 1012 | 280 | 373 | 246 | 113 | |
Current | Private | 1091 | 310 | 470 | 209 | 102 |
Public | 541 | 168 | 254 | 85 | 34 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 100 | 47 | 40 | 11 | + |
Unemployed | 1572 | 590 | 731 | 191 | 60 | |
Recent Veteran | 14 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 5967 | 1899 | 2585 | 1052 | 431 |
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 | 784 | 2652 |
✓
Current |
381 | 1632 |
✓ Transitioning | 581 | 1679 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 4 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 85 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 87 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 186 | 5 | 0 | |
Silver | 7 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Jones County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Jones College
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Economic Development Authority of Jones County
Participating High Schools
These Jones County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Laurel High School
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West Jones High School
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South Jones High School
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Northeast Jones High School
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Laurel Christian School
Contact Us
For more information on Jones County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Jones College
601-477-4113
Employers in Jones County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Economic Development Authority of Jones
County- South Central Regional Medical Center
Walmart Supercenter
- Hellfighters Motorcycle Shop
- First State Bank
- Community Bank
- DJ Transit Inc.
- First A National Banking Association
Jones County School District
- Jones County Board-Supervisors
- Laurel School District
- West Quality Food Service Inc.
- Buckhaults Sawmill & Pallets
R & W Hydraulic Inc
- B Equipment Company
- Southern Properties of MS LLC
BCT
- Blendex Corporation
Ken Keyes Contractor
- Bush Construction Company
- Rockall Energy LLC
- Burroughs Diesel Inc
- The Knight Butcher
- HMP Management Corp.
- Jones College
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