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Catawba, North Carolina
Catawba County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Catawba 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 |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 6267 | 1505 | 3031 | 1343 | 388 | 0 |
College | 178 | 22 | 77 | 74 | 5 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1199 | 244 | 612 | 266 | 77 | 0 |
Public | 566 | 150 | 301 | 105 | 10 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 49 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2121 | 533 | 1126 | 378 | 84 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 32 | + | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 2522 | 364 | 472 | 283 | 142 | 0 | |
Totals | 11657 | 2835 | 5654 | 2462 | 706 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 6267 | 1505 | 3031 | 1343 | 388 | 0 |
College | 178 | 22 | 77 | 74 | 5 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1199 | 244 | 612 | 266 | 77 | 0 |
Public | 566 | 150 | 301 | 105 | 10 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 49 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2121 | 533 | 1126 | 378 | 84 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 32 | + | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 2522 | 364 | 472 | 283 | 142 | 0 | |
Totals | 11657 | 2835 | 5654 | 2462 | 706 | + |
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 Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 611 | 6445 |
✓
Current |
135 | 1766 |
✓ Transitioning | 1375 | 2188 |
Workforce category not identified | 1261 | 1261 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 114 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 32 | 1 | 1 | |
Silver | 14 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Employers in Catawba County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- United Beverages of NC. LLC
- HSM
- The Cognitive Connection
- Jack Sipe Construction Co.
- Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
- ProStaffing
- Carolina Farm Credit
- Duke Energy
- Technibilt
The Manufacturing Solutions Center
Dominion Freight Line
Innovative Knits
- Western Piedmont Council of Governments
- Turbocoating
- Robert J Rights Jr. DDS
- Killians Hardware
- Smith Setzer & Sons
- The Jewelry Exchange
- Leviton Manufacturing Inc
- Steele Rubber Products
US Conec Ltd
- Corning Hickory Manufacturing &
Technology Center - Hickory Living Magazine Inc
- Abernethy Laurels
- Burlington
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