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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 Nov 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 | 2966 | 948 | 1161 | 615 | 242 |
| College | 219 | 48 | 109 | 58 | + | |
| Current | Private | 1095 | 210 | 567 | 246 | 72 |
| Public | 991 | 231 | 577 | 158 | 25 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 130 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 8 |
| Unemployed | 2774 | 785 | 1456 | 449 | 84 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 8189 | 2279 | 3931 | 1543 | 436 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 2966 | 948 | 1161 | 615 | 242 |
| College | 219 | 48 | 109 | 58 | + | |
| Current | Private | 1095 | 210 | 567 | 246 | 72 |
| Public | 991 | 231 | 577 | 158 | 25 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 130 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 8 |
| Unemployed | 2774 | 785 | 1456 | 449 | 84 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 8189 | 2279 | 3931 | 1543 | 436 | |
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 Nov 30, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 1220 | 3185 |
|
✓
Current |
119 | 2086 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 960 | 2916 |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 154 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 104 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 301 | 18 | 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
- Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance
Trustmark National Bank
- WCBI-TV Columbus
- United Way of Lowndes County
- Volume Freight
- Mississippi Department of Human Services
- Mississippi School for Mathematics and
Science - MUW Office of Outreach & Innovation
- Greater Columbus Learning Center
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport
- Perma Corporation
- Clark Beverage Group
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden
Triangle - Columbus Recycling
- BTM Solutions
- East Miss Community College
- Carl Hogan Toyota
- HealthMarkets Insurance
- Eat With Us Group Columbus
- Security Couriers Inc
- On Time Healthcare and Consulting Inc.
- Town of Caledonia
- Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce
- Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home &
Crematory - Mom 2 Be
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