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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 Aug 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 | 3166 | 997 | 1237 | 668 | 264 |
| College | 221 | 49 | 109 | 58 | 5 | |
| Current | Private | 1100 | 209 | 571 | 247 | 73 |
| Public | 1010 | 237 | 582 | 163 | 28 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 145 | 61 | 62 | 14 | 8 |
| Unemployed | 2811 | 798 | 1467 | 458 | 88 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 8467 | 2355 | 4039 | 1617 | 468 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 3166 | 997 | 1237 | 668 | 264 |
| College | 221 | 49 | 109 | 58 | 5 | |
| Current | Private | 1100 | 209 | 571 | 247 | 73 |
| Public | 1010 | 237 | 582 | 163 | 28 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 145 | 61 | 62 | 14 | 8 |
| Unemployed | 2811 | 798 | 1467 | 458 | 88 | |
| Recent Veteran | 24 | + | 5 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 8467 | 2355 | 4039 | 1617 | 468 | |
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 Aug 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 1220 | 3387 |
|
✓
Current |
119 | 2110 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 960 | 2968 |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 154 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 110 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 308 | 20 | 2 | |
| Silver | 48 | 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
Nickels Wealth Management
4-County Electric Power Association
- East Mississippi Community College
Cadence Bank
- Air Control Engineering Inc
- Southern Ionics Inc
- The CPI Group
- Impression Solutions Inc.
REMAX Partners
- CENTURY 21 Doris Hardy & Associates LLC
- Greater Columbus Learning Center
Mississippi Steel Processing
- Dutch Oil Company
- Columbus Light & Water Department
- Harding Catering
- Hopkins Insurance
- Financial Concepts
- Carl Hogan Toyota
- Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Josh
Read - Beautiful Life Adult Day Center
- Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce
- Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home &
Crematory - C Spire
Tronox
- Lee's Precast Concrete Inc.
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