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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 Jan 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 | 259 | 18 | 149 | 86 | 6 | |
| Current | Private | 441 | 77 | 212 | 119 | 33 |
| Public | 240 | 47 | 129 | 56 | 8 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 874 | 175 | 524 | 160 | 15 | |
| Recent Veteran | 18 | + | + | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 1642 | 265 | 292 | 172 | 92 | |
| Totals | 6266 | 1474 | 3107 | 1352 | 333 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 3576 | 880 | 1770 | 748 | 178 |
| College | 259 | 18 | 149 | 86 | 6 | |
| Current | Private | 441 | 77 | 212 | 119 | 33 |
| Public | 240 | 47 | 129 | 56 | 8 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 874 | 175 | 524 | 160 | 15 | |
| Recent Veteran | 18 | + | + | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 1642 | 265 | 292 | 172 | 92 | |
| Totals | 6266 | 1474 | 3107 | 1352 | 333 | |
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 Jan 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 581 | 3835 |
|
✓
Current |
98 | 681 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 857 | 929 |
| 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
Bernhardt
- Blue Ridge Tissue Corp.
- Blue Ridge Electric Membership
Corporation - Town of Hudson
- The Floyd Group
- Hospitality Mints LLC
- Duke Energy
- Timber Wolf Forest Products
- Heritage Home Group LLC
- McCreary Modern
Fiserv
- Lee Ind Inc
- Neptco Inc
- North Carolina National Guard
- Eckerd Kids
- Food Lion
- Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation
Center - Sattler Corp
- Servpro of Alexander and Caldwell
Counties BeoCare Inc
Bemis Manufacturing
Aiken Development LLC
- Bayada Home Health Care
- Lexington Home Brands
- Masterpiece Lawn Care
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