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Caldwell, North Carolina
Caldwell County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Mar 2017
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Caldwell 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 | 3576 | 880 | 1770 | 748 | 178 |
| College | 260 | 18 | 149 | 87 | 6 | |
| Current | Private | 442 | 77 | 212 | 120 | 33 |
| Public | 242 | 47 | 129 | 56 | 10 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 876 | 176 | 524 | 160 | 16 | |
| Recent Veteran | 18 | + | + | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 1642 | 265 | 292 | 172 | 92 | |
| Totals | 6272 | 1476 | 3111 | 1357 | 337 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 3576 | 880 | 1770 | 748 | 178 |
| College | 260 | 18 | 149 | 87 | 6 | |
| Current | Private | 442 | 77 | 212 | 120 | 33 |
| Public | 242 | 47 | 129 | 56 | 10 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 876 | 176 | 524 | 160 | 16 | |
| Recent Veteran | 18 | + | + | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 1642 | 265 | 292 | 172 | 92 | |
| Totals | 6272 | 1476 | 3111 | 1357 | 337 | |
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 Jul 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 581 | 3836 |
|
✓
Current |
98 | 684 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 857 | 931 |
| Workforce category not identified | 821 | 821 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 91 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 14 | 4 | 1 | |
| Silver | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 2 | |||
Employers in Caldwell County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- City of Lenoir
- Blue Ridge Tissue Corp.
- Sealed Air Corporation
- The Floyd Group
- Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
- Manpower
- The Cognitive Connection
- Goodnight Brothers Country Ham
ComServ Inc
- Labor Ready Inc
- Convergys
- Neptco Inc
- JBS USA
- Bakers Waste Equipment
- Eckerd Kids
- Gateway Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Servpro of Alexander and Caldwell
Counties BeoCare Inc
Bemis Manufacturing
Woodpecker Partners LLC
- Associated Hardwoods INC
- Tar Heel Capital Corporation dba Wendy's
Restaurants Baxter Healthcare Corporation
A Signco
- Masterpiece Lawn Care
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