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Lauderdale, Mississippi
Lauderdale County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Feb 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Lauderdale 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 4 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
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 | 2616 | 731 | 878 | 636 | 371 |
College | 134 | 47 | 67 | 18 | + | |
Current | Private | 1410 | 433 | 723 | 217 | 37 |
Public | 421 | 135 | 216 | 60 | 10 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 291 | 174 | 86 | 21 | 10 |
Unemployed | 1904 | 716 | 928 | 218 | 42 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 6 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 602 | 89 | 97 | 72 | 42 | |
Totals | 7089 | 2327 | 3001 | 1246 | 514 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2616 | 731 | 878 | 636 | 371 |
College | 134 | 47 | 67 | 18 | + | |
Current | Private | 1410 | 433 | 723 | 217 | 37 |
Public | 421 | 135 | 216 | 60 | 10 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 291 | 174 | 86 | 21 | 10 |
Unemployed | 1904 | 716 | 928 | 218 | 42 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 6 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 602 | 89 | 97 | 72 | 42 | |
Totals | 7089 | 2327 | 3001 | 1246 | 514 |
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 Jan 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 1353 | 2750 |
✓
Current |
1555 | 1831 |
✓ Transitioning | 1871 | 2207 |
Workforce category not identified | 301 | 301 |
Workforce | Total |
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Total Employers | 103 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 95 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
Bronze | 163 | 6 | 1 | |
Silver | 29 | 1 | ||
Gold | 4 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Lauderdale County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Meridian Community College
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Lauderdale County School District
Participating High Schools
These Lauderdale County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Meridian High School
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Clarkdale High School
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West Lauderdale High School
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Northeast Lauderdale High School
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Southeast Lauderdale High School
Contact Us
For more information on Lauderdale County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Community Development, Meridian Ms
16014851908
Employers in Lauderdale County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS
- C Spire
- Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc.
Teleflex
- Meridian Community College
- Homeinstead
- Hall Timberlands
- Why Not Fix It
- Weidmann's
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co
- Jeffery Wilson - State Farm Insurance
Agent - Saul Dermatology
- Cater's Market Meridian
- TOWN OF MARION
- WTOK-TV Meridian
- Meridian Oncology Associates
- Pearson & Company Insurance
- Camper Kingdom
- Johnson Dodge
- Kia of Meridian
- Meridian Police Department
- Jones Cleaners
- Nelson Hall Chevrolet
- Joe Hudson's Collision Center
- Subway
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