Sunflower County
Sunflower County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2019
Goals updated only for participating counties
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100%
of maintaining goals completed
Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
Emerging
 |
189 | 242 |
| Current
|
47 | 486 |
| Transitioning
|
304 | 899 |
| Workforce category not identified | 5 |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Job Profile | 1 | 1 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 29 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
25 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
26 |
Sunflower County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 108 | 50 | 48 | 10 | 0 |
| College | 134 | 33 | 76 | 18 | 7 | |
| Current | Private | 205 | 69 | 113 | 20 | + |
| Public | 281 | 107 | 160 | 12 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 57 | 26 | 28 | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 840 | 400 | 392 | 40 | 8 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | + | |
| Totals | 1632 | 689 | 819 | 103 | 21 | |
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.
Employers in Sunflower County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- C Spire
- Guaranty Bank & Trust Company
- Indianola Insurance Agency *
- Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
- Planters Bank
- Drew Chamber of Commerce
- Gardner Engineering PA *
- City of Indianola
- North Sunflower Medical Center
- Enterprise Tocsin *
- MS Police Supply
- Indianola Pecan House
- Young Ideas
- The Bag Connection *
- Protein Products Inc *
- Mississippi Center for Justice
- Delta Protein *
- Sunflower Lumber & Home Center Inc. II
- Guaranty Bank & Trust
- Planters Bank
- Sunflower County Consolidated School
District - Double Quick
- S. Jones Laundries
- Community Bank
- Gresham Petroleum Co.
* Pending re-affirmation
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C Spire Guaranty Bank & Trust Company Indianola Insurance Agency * Guaranty Bank and Trust
Company Planters Bank Drew Chamber of Commerce Gardner Engineering PA * City of Indianola North Sunflower Medical Center Enterprise Tocsin * MS Police Supply Indianola Pecan House Young Ideas The Bag Connection * Protein Products Inc * Mississippi Center for Justice 
PrintDelta Protein * Sunflower Lumber & Home Center
Inc. II Guaranty Bank & Trust Planters Bank Sunflower County Consolidated
School District Double Quick S. Jones Laundries Community Bank Gresham Petroleum Co. SuperValu South Sunflower County
Hospital Sunflower County B.B. King Museum & Delta
Intrepretive Center Indianola Chamber Main Street Sunflower County Library
System Shurden Parts Company
Company
PrintInc. II
School District
Hospital
Intrepretive Center
System
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Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging
|
189 | 242 |
| Current
|
47 | 486 |
| Transitioning
|
304 | 899 |
| Workforce category not identified | 5 |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Job Profile | 1 | 1 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 29 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
25 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
26 |
Sunflower County
Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Participating High Schools
Sunflower County Consolidated Schools
If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:
Sunflower County Economic Development District662-887-3737
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 42 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
About ACT
Founded in 1959, ACT is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa, and dedicated to helping people achieve education and workplace success. ACT provides a broad array of assessment, research, information and program management solutions in the areas of education and workforce development.