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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 Mar 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2016
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
Caldwell County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 3574 | 879 | 1770 | 748 | 177 |
College | 256 | 18 | 147 | 85 | 6 | |
Current | Private | 405 | 68 | 201 | 113 | 23 |
Public | 226 | 43 | 122 | 54 | 7 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
Unemployed | 858 | 172 | 516 | 155 | 15 | |
Recent Veteran | 18 | + | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 1728 | 265 | 291 | 172 | 91 | |
Totals | 6238 | 1457 | 3078 | 1338 | 320 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 3574 | 879 | 1770 | 748 | 177 |
College | 256 | 18 | 147 | 85 | 6 | |
Current | Private | 405 | 68 | 201 | 113 | 23 |
Public | 226 | 43 | 122 | 54 | 7 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
Unemployed | 858 | 172 | 516 | 155 | 15 | |
Recent Veteran | 18 | + | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 1728 | 265 | 291 | 172 | 91 | |
Totals | 6238 | 1457 | 3078 | 1338 | 320 |
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 Mar 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 581 | 3830 |
✓
Current |
98 | 631 |
✓ Transitioning | 857 | 913 |
Workforce category not identified | 864 | 864 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 71 | 27 |
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
- LifeStore Bank & LifeStore Insurance
- Blue Ridge Tissue Corp.
- Southern Systems
- Sealed Air Corporation
- Town of Hudson
- Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC
- RPM Wood Finishes Group
- ComServ Inc
- ProStaffing US LLC
- Convergys
- Neptco Inc
- Leviton
- North Carolina National Guard
- Foothills Temporary Employment
- Chetola Mountain Resort
- Automated Solutions
- Gateway Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Servpro of Alexander and Caldwell
Counties - Flavor Sciences Inc.
- Nutex Concepts INC
- Tar Heel Capital Corporation dba Wendy's
Restaurants - Caldwell UNC Health Care
- Sun Belt Xpress
- Masterpiece Lawn Care
- Vulcan Materials Company
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