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Monroe, Mississippi
Monroe 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: Feb 2022
Maintained 1: Dec 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Monroe 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
Monroe County in the News
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 | 1745 | 574 | 685 | 341 | 145 |
College | 93 | 17 | 53 | 22 | + | |
Current | Private | 1442 | 362 | 669 | 341 | 70 |
Public | 356 | 94 | 193 | 58 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 132 | 64 | 52 | 13 | + |
Unemployed | 2587 | 835 | 1303 | 383 | 66 | |
Recent Veteran | 28 | + | 8 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 6 | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6372 | 1949 | 2964 | 1162 | 297 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1745 | 574 | 685 | 341 | 145 |
College | 93 | 17 | 53 | 22 | + | |
Current | Private | 1442 | 362 | 669 | 341 | 70 |
Public | 356 | 94 | 193 | 58 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 132 | 64 | 52 | 13 | + |
Unemployed | 2587 | 835 | 1303 | 383 | 66 | |
Recent Veteran | 28 | + | 8 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 6 | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6372 | 1949 | 2964 | 1162 | 297 |
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 | 890 | 1838 |
✓
Current |
1512 | 1798 |
✓ Transitioning | 2431 | 2733 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 3 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 48 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 191 | 11 | 3 | |
Silver | 113 | 6 | ||
Gold | 7 |
Participating High Schools
These Monroe County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Aberdeen High School
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Amory High School
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Hamilton High School
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Hatley High School
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Nettleton High School
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Smithville High School
Contact Us
For more information on Monroe County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce
662-369-6488
Employers in Monroe County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Watkins Ward and Stafford PLLC
Cadence Bank
- Thompson's Welding Services Inc.
- Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc.
Tronox
- Lee's Precast Concrete Inc.
- NauticStar Boats
Galloway-Chandler-Mckinney Insurance
- City of Amory
- Monroe County Electric Power Association
- Avid Boats
- Access Family Health Services Inc.
- Aberdeen Visitors Bureau
- Helton Family Dental Care PA
- Modern Woodmen of America
- Monroe County Sheriff's Office
- Cleveland-Moffett Funeral Home
- Mississippi National Guard
- Hanger Haven
Monroe County Airport
- Abundant Life Adult Activity Center
- Southern Crossing Outfitters
- The Coffee Pot Amory
Tronox Inc
Bell & Sons Trucking Co Inc
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