Lamar County
Lamar County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2019
Goals updated only for participating counties
72%
of goals attained
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 258 | 105 |
Current
 |
204 | 275 |
| Transitioning | 360 | 353 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 114 |
16 
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Lamar County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| College | 91 | 19 | 39 | 25 | 8 | |
| Current | Private | 144 | 29 | 74 | 31 | 10 |
| Public | 131 | 45 | 50 | 33 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 98 | 49 | 43 | 5 | + |
| Unemployed | 252 | 61 | 148 | 37 | 6 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 733 | 210 | 364 | 131 | 28 | |
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 Lamar County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Franklin County Memorial Hospital
- Hattiesburg Public Schools
- BancorpSouth
- Landry Lewis Germany Architects PA
- Wesley Manor Retirement Community
- State Farm Insurance- Stan Causey
- Cooperative Energy
- Hancock Whitney Bank
- William Carey University
- Area Development Partnership
- C Spire
- Mississippi Power
- Merit Health Wesley
- West Quality Food Service Inc.
- First A National Banking Association
- Priority One Bank
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| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 258 | 105 |
| Current
|
204 | 275 |
| Transitioning | 360 | 353 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
|
Employers Supporting |
114 |
16
|
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
About ACT
Founded in 1959, ACT is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. ACT provides a broad array of assessment, research, information and program management solutions in the areas of education and workforce development.