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Madison, Mississippi
Madison 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: Jan 2019
Maintained 1: Sep 2022
Maintained 2: Jun 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Madison 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
Economic Regions Including Madison
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 | 1758 | 599 | 687 | 359 | 113 |
College | 385 | 92 | 165 | 90 | 38 | |
Current | Private | 500 | 167 | 192 | 98 | 43 |
Public | 366 | 156 | 147 | 48 | 15 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 83 | 49 | 26 | 5 | + |
Unemployed | 2609 | 1010 | 1014 | 399 | 186 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 12 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 5709 | 2075 | 2234 | 1002 | 398 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1758 | 599 | 687 | 359 | 113 |
College | 385 | 92 | 165 | 90 | 38 | |
Current | Private | 500 | 167 | 192 | 98 | 43 |
Public | 366 | 156 | 147 | 48 | 15 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 83 | 49 | 26 | 5 | + |
Unemployed | 2609 | 1010 | 1014 | 399 | 186 | |
Recent Veteran | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 12 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Totals | 5709 | 2075 | 2234 | 1002 | 398 |
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 |
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✓ Emerging | 708 | 2143 |
✓
Current |
104 | 866 |
✓ Transitioning | 566 | 2694 |
Workforce category not identified | 6 | 6 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 216 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 57 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 125 | 7 | 0 | |
Silver | 21 | 1 | ||
Gold | 7 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Madison County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Madison County Economic Development Authority
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Holmes Community College Workforce Development Center
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Madison County Business League and Foundation
Participating High Schools
These Madison County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Canton High School
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Germantown High School
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Madison Central High School
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Ridgeland High School
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Velma Jackson High School
Contact Us
For more information on Madison County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Madison County Economic Development Authority
(601) 605-0368
Employers in Madison County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Madison County Economic Development
Authority- Nissan North America Inc.
- Regions
- BankPlus
- Velma Jackson High School
- Watkins Ward and Stafford PLLC
- MHA Solutions Inc.
Civil-Link
- Steel Service
- Atmos Energy Corporation
- Clark Beverage Group Inc. - Jackson
- Southcentral Mississippi Works Local
Workforce Development Area - Brown Bottling Group
- Cooperative Energy North President
Street Jackson MS USA - Buy from a Christian
- Canton Redevelopment Authority
- Barksdale Management
- Montgomery McGraw
- Mitchell Day Law Firm
- Morris Petroleum Inc
- Renasant Bank
- St Andrews Episcopal School
- Terry Service
- White Construction Co
- B & B Electrical & Utility Contractors
Inc.
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