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Leake, Mississippi
Leake 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: Nov 2019
Maintained 1: Dec 2022
Maintained 2: Dec 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Leake 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
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 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 | 657 | 281 | 230 | 114 | 32 |
College | 139 | 37 | 69 | 25 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 200 | 51 | 109 | 29 | 11 |
Public | 134 | 55 | 61 | 18 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 443 | 160 | 207 | 55 | 21 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 1602 | 598 | 686 | 242 | 76 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 657 | 281 | 230 | 114 | 32 |
College | 139 | 37 | 69 | 25 | 8 | |
Current | Private | 200 | 51 | 109 | 29 | 11 |
Public | 134 | 55 | 61 | 18 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 24 | 11 | 9 | 0 | + |
Unemployed | 443 | 160 | 207 | 55 | 21 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 1602 | 598 | 686 | 242 | 76 |
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 | 265 | 796 |
✓
Current |
141 | 334 |
✓ Transitioning | 317 | 468 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 4 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 37 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 51 | 2 | 0 | |
Silver | 19 | 1 | ||
Gold | 4 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Leake County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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East Central Community College
Participating High Schools
These Leake County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Leake Central
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Leake County
Contact Us
For more information on Leake County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Leake County Development Association
(601) 267-7161
Employers in Leake County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Advanced Healthcare Management
- Mississippi Department of Human Services
- The Citizens Bank
- N L Carson Construction Co
- Polo Custom Products
- Carthage Christian Academy
- Leake County Development Association
- Leake County Foundation
- First Apostolic Church
- Backwoods Grind Coffee Company
- Chicken Nugget
- B & A Properties of Carthage
- Blast Party Rentals
- David Weber - State Farm Insurance Agent
- City of Carthage
- SouthGroup/Cox Insurance Agency
- Carthage Family Dentistry
- The Bakery and Cafe
- Leake County
Dickerson & Bowen Inc.
- Mississippi Power
- Mississippi Power
- East Central Community College
- Mississippi National Guard
- Service Specialists
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