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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 May 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 May 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
- Sealed Air Corporation
- Town of Granite Falls
- The Floyd Group
Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC
- Timber Wolf Forest Products
- Labor Connections LLC
- Maxim Healthcare Services
- Labor Ready Inc
Shuford Yarns LLC
- Richard Harwood and Associates
- Neptco Inc
- JBS USA
- Fairfield Chair
- North Carolina National Guard
- The Marlin Company Inc
- Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation
Center - Sattler Corp
Bemis Manufacturing
- Nutex Concepts INC
Global Shippers Association
- Bayada Home Health Care
- Sun Belt Xpress
Kirlin Carolina's
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
A Signco
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