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Leflore, Mississippi
Leflore County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2017
Maintained 1: Mar 2020
Maintained 2: Sep 2020
Maintained 3: Jun 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Leflore 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 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 | 764 | 358 | 309 | 76 | 21 |
College | 207 | 63 | 101 | 33 | 10 | |
Current | Private | 254 | 90 | 127 | 29 | 8 |
Public | 389 | 155 | 181 | 42 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 84 | 51 | 26 | + | + |
Unemployed | 1008 | 510 | 423 | 61 | 14 | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2713 | 1230 | 1169 | 247 | 67 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 764 | 358 | 309 | 76 | 21 |
College | 207 | 63 | 101 | 33 | 10 | |
Current | Private | 254 | 90 | 127 | 29 | 8 |
Public | 389 | 155 | 181 | 42 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 84 | 51 | 26 | + | + |
Unemployed | 1008 | 510 | 423 | 61 | 14 | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 2713 | 1230 | 1169 | 247 | 67 |
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 Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 440 | 971 |
✓
Current |
60 | 643 |
✓ Transitioning | 253 | 1097 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 56 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 46 | 2 | 1 | |
Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Leflore County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation
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South Delta Planning and Development District
Participating High Schools
These Leflore County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Greenwood High School
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Leflore County High School
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Amanda Elzy High School
Contact Us
For more information on Leflore County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation
(662) 453-5321
Employers in Leflore County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Regions
- Bank of Commerce
Ability Works
- Greenwood Leflore Hospital
- Cannon Nissan - Greenwood
- City of Greenwood
Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of
Commerce- Wade Inc
- Coburn's Supply - Mississippi Pipe Yard
- Melton Law Firm
- Leflore County Board-Sprvsrs
Mainstreet Greenwood
- Southgroup Insurance
- Delta Design Build
- Edward Jones
- Professional Business Services
- DuBard Realty
- Beard & Riser Architects PLLC
- Delta Electric Power Association
- Bowie Realty Inc
- Mississippi Department of Human Services
- C Spire
- Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc.
- Mississippi National Guard
The Bread and Butter Shoppe
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Learn Why It’s Important (PDF) Join The List Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.