Lamar County
Lamar County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2019
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
80%
of goals attained
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 258 | 165 |
Current
 |
204 | 313 |
| Transitioning
|
360 | 408 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 114 | 28 |
Lamar County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 18 | 6 | 11 | + | 0 |
| College | 147 | 33 | 61 | 36 | 17 | |
| Current | Private | 163 | 33 | 82 | 35 | 13 |
| Public | 150 | 49 | 59 | 38 | 4 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 104 | 53 | 44 | 5 | + |
| Unemployed | 301 | 83 | 165 | 44 | 9 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 886 | 259 | 423 | 159 | 45 | |
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
- Lamar County Schools
- Wis Pak Inc
- Pearl River Valley Opportunity Inc.
- Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc.
- Mississippi Tank Co
- Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Anderson Retail Inc.
- Payne Companies
- HMP Management Corp.
- A&B Holdings LLC
- Hood Industries Inc.
- Clearpoint Consulting Engineers
- 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
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Lamar County Schools Wis Pak Inc Pearl River Valley Opportunity
Inc. Mike Rozier Construction Co.
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Company Anderson Retail Inc. Payne Companies HMP Management Corp. A&B Holdings LLC Hood Industries Inc. Clearpoint Consulting
Engineers Franklin County Memorial
Hospital Hattiesburg Public Schools 
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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
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| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 258 | 165 |
| Current
|
204 | 313 |
| Transitioning
|
360 | 408 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 |
| Goals | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
|
Employers Supporting |
114 | 28 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 3 | 1 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
About ACT
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