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Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2018
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Edgecombe 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
Economic Regions Including Edgecombe
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 2326 | 939 | 1084 | 248 | 55 |
| College | 499 | 97 | 267 | 115 | 20 | |
| Current | Private | 625 | 159 | 334 | 112 | 20 |
| Public | 443 | 147 | 246 | 43 | 7 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 131 | 71 | 50 | 9 | + |
| Unemployed | 2452 | 947 | 1261 | 213 | 31 | |
| Recent Veteran | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 748 | 172 | 129 | 43 | 30 | |
| Totals | 6858 | 2538 | 3381 | 783 | 164 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 2326 | 939 | 1084 | 248 | 55 |
| College | 499 | 97 | 267 | 115 | 20 | |
| Current | Private | 625 | 159 | 334 | 112 | 20 |
| Public | 443 | 147 | 246 | 43 | 7 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 131 | 71 | 50 | 9 | + |
| Unemployed | 2452 | 947 | 1261 | 213 | 31 | |
| Recent Veteran | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 748 | 172 | 129 | 43 | 30 | |
| Totals | 6858 | 2538 | 3381 | 783 | 164 | |
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 Apr 30, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 329 | 2825 |
|
✓
Current |
96 | 1068 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 801 | 2591 |
| Workforce category not identified | 374 | 374 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 65 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 77 | 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Bronze | 45 | 0 | 1 | |
| Silver | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gold | 1 | |||
Employers in Edgecombe County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Choanoke Area Development Association
Inc.Edgecombe County
- Edgecombe Community College
Ossid
Kanban Logistics
- Express Employment Professionals
Town of Tarboro
- Edgecombe-Martin County EMC
- Town-Princeville Town Manager
- Town of Pinetops
- Edgecombe County Memorial Library
- Town of Macclesfield
- Town of Whitakers
- Nash County Government
- Nash Building Systems
- Tarboro Parks and Recreation
- New Vision Metal Works Inc.
- Forbes Signs
- Absolute Pavment Services
- Fountain Roberson & Anderson Insurance
Agency - North Carolina Wesleyan College
- American Computer Development Inc.
- Southern Bank
- Tarboro-Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce
and Edgecombe Tourism - Crete Solutions LLC
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