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Washington, Mississippi
Washington County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jan 2017
Maintained 1: Jan 2019
Maintained 2: Mar 2019
Maintained 3: May 2019
Maintained 4: Jul 2020
Maintained 5: Apr 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Washington 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 |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 1617 | 765 | 663 | 163 | 26 | 0 |
College | 269 | 76 | 135 | 45 | 13 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 510 | 159 | 255 | 73 | 23 | 0 |
Public | 671 | 233 | 369 | 64 | 5 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 99 | 56 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 1832 | 766 | 858 | 174 | 34 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5003 | 2056 | 2317 | 529 | 101 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1617 | 765 | 663 | 163 | 26 | 0 |
College | 269 | 76 | 135 | 45 | 13 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 510 | 159 | 255 | 73 | 23 | 0 |
Public | 671 | 233 | 369 | 64 | 5 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 99 | 56 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 1832 | 766 | 858 | 174 | 34 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5003 | 2056 | 2317 | 529 | 101 | + |
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 Jun 30, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 1278 | 1886 |
✓
Current |
191 | 1181 |
✓ Transitioning | 1782 | 1936 |
Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 32 | 2 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 125 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 191 | 6 | 0 | |
Silver | 8 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Washington County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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CAPPS Technology Center
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CAPPS Technology Center
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Washington County Economic Alliance
Participating High Schools
These Washington County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Greenville Public School District
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Western Line Public School District
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St. Joseph Catholic Academy
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River Side High School
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O'Bannon High School
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Simmons High School
Contact Us
For more information on Washington County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Washington County Economic Alliance
662-378-3141
Employers in Washington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Harlow's Casino Resort & Spa
- Washington County Economic Alliance
- Dowdy Dental Clinic
- Delta Irrigation and Supply
- Hooker Engineering Services Inc.
- The Hodding Carter Memorial YMCA
- Kretschmar Realty, Inc.
- City of Greenville
- Hancock Trophies
- McCorkles Gifts and Apparel
- Mansour & Adams
- Delta Brewing Supply
- Simmons & Simmons PLLC
- M M & K Trucking Inc.
- AZAR REAL ESTATE
- GREENVILLE COMPUTER REPAIR
- Ganier Planting Co.
- Delta Foundation Inc.
- Leland School District
- Regions
- Allied Properties LLC
- Greater Greenville Development
Foundation Inc. - Cooperative Energy
- Metropolitan YMCAs of Mississippi /
Metro Jackson YMCA - C Spire
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