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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, 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 | 241 | 47 | 129 | 56 | 9 | |
| 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 | 6271 | 1476 | 3111 | 1357 | 336 | |
| 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 | 241 | 47 | 129 | 56 | 9 | |
| 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 | 6271 | 1476 | 3111 | 1357 | 336 | |
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, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 581 | 3836 |
|
✓
Current |
98 | 683 |
| ✓ 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
Bernhardt
- City of Lenoir
Southern Systems
- Blue Ridge Electric Membership
Corporation - Caldwell Chamber of Commerce
- Duke Energy
Shuford Yarns LLC
Winston Salem Urban League
- Neptco Inc
- Leviton
- Fairfield Chair
- NWFXpress
- Food Lion
Foothills Temporary Employment
- Chetola Mountain Resort
- Gateway Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Anything Office Inc
Bemis Manufacturing
Global Shippers Association
- Tar Heel Capital Corporation dba Wendy's
Restaurants - Caldwell UNC Health Care
- Bayada Home Health Care
- Interflex Group
- ECS Carolinas LLP
Carolina West Wireless
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