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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 Mar 31, 2026
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 | 2983 | 952 | 1167 | 621 | 243 |
| College | 220 | 49 | 109 | 58 | + | |
| Current | Private | 1097 | 209 | 570 | 246 | 72 |
| Public | 996 | 232 | 580 | 159 | 25 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 137 | 58 | 58 | 13 | 8 |
| Unemployed | 2776 | 783 | 1457 | 452 | 84 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 8223 | 2287 | 3952 | 1558 | 438 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 2983 | 952 | 1167 | 621 | 243 |
| College | 220 | 49 | 109 | 58 | + | |
| Current | Private | 1097 | 209 | 570 | 246 | 72 |
| Public | 996 | 232 | 580 | 159 | 25 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 137 | 58 | 58 | 13 | 8 |
| Unemployed | 2776 | 783 | 1457 | 452 | 84 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 8223 | 2287 | 3952 | 1558 | 438 | |
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 Mar 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 1220 | 3203 |
|
✓
Current |
119 | 2093 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 960 | 2925 |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 154 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 106 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 305 | 19 | 2 | |
| Silver | 45 | 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
Community Counseling Services
- Royal Trucking Company
Mcconnell Brothers Transfer & Storage
- Paroled2Pride
APAC-Mississippi Inc
- CENTURY 21 Doris Hardy & Associates LLC
- MUW Office of Outreach & Innovation
- Golden Triangle Regional Airport
- Atmos Energy GT MS
- Ceco Building Systems
Mississippi Steel Processing
- BankFirst Financial Services
- Burks Mordecai Builders Inc
- Prographics Inc.
- Waters Truck and Tractor Co. Inc.
- Adventure ATV
- Dutch Oil Company
- Air Control Engineering
- BancorpSouth
- HealthMarkets Insurance
- Eat With Us Group Columbus
- Industrial Fire Protection Inc
- Security Couriers Inc
- Lowndes County
- Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce
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