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Lowndes, Mississippi
Lowndes 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 2018
Maintained 1: Jan 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Lowndes 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 |
|
Emerging | High School | 2830 | 909 | 1100 | 592 | 229 |
College | 219 | 48 | 109 | 58 | + | |
Current | Private | 1089 | 206 | 566 | 245 | 72 |
Public | 988 | 231 | 576 | 156 | 25 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 109 | 48 | 43 | 11 | 7 |
Unemployed | 2749 | 779 | 1446 | 444 | 80 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 7998 | 2223 | 3846 | 1511 | 418 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2830 | 909 | 1100 | 592 | 229 |
College | 219 | 48 | 109 | 58 | + | |
Current | Private | 1089 | 206 | 566 | 245 | 72 |
Public | 988 | 231 | 576 | 156 | 25 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 109 | 48 | 43 | 11 | 7 |
Unemployed | 2749 | 779 | 1446 | 444 | 80 | |
Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 7998 | 2223 | 3846 | 1511 | 418 |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 1220 | 3049 |
✓
Current |
119 | 2077 |
✓ Transitioning | 960 | 2870 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 154 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 98 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 291 | 17 | 2 | |
Silver | 43 | 5 | ||
Gold | 5 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Lowndes County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Golden Triangle Development LINK
Contact Us
For more information on Lowndes County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Golden Triangle Development LINK
6623288369
Employers in Lowndes County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Renasant Bank
PryorMorrow PC
- Paccar Engine Company Columbus MS United
States - East Mississippi Community College
- Coldwell Banker West Realty Company
- M&M TAX & CREDIT REPAIR. & INSUANCE
Company - Mississippi Department of Human Services
- CENTURY 21 Doris Hardy & Associates LLC
- McCrary West Construction
- The Nichols Firm PLLC
- Tom Soya Grain Co Inc
- Mitchell McNutt & Sams PLLC
- Columbus Light & Water Department
- Neel-Schaffer
- Hopkins Insurance LLC
- HealthMarkets Insurance
- Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Josh
Read - Penny Bowen Designs Inc
- Puckett-Mcgee Electric Supply Co Inc
- Lowndes County Industrial Development
Authority - Northeast MS Contract Procurement Center
Inc. Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi
- C Spire
- Lee's Precast Concrete Inc.
- NauticStar Boats
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