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Gaston, North Carolina
Gaston County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Aug 2015
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Gaston 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 | 8784 | 2274 | 4306 | 1727 | 477 | 0 |
College | 106 | 20 | 57 | 25 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 942 | 175 | 518 | 224 | 25 | 19 |
Public | 545 | 139 | 314 | 80 | 12 | 22 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 330 | 80 | 201 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2121 | 522 | 1266 | 312 | 21 | 20 | |
Recent Veteran | 36 | + | 9 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 4568 | 622 | 655 | 468 | 392 | 0 | |
Totals | 15130 | 3834 | 7326 | 2882 | 941 | 62 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 8784 | 2274 | 4306 | 1727 | 477 | 0 |
College | 106 | 20 | 57 | 25 | + | + | |
Current | Private | 942 | 175 | 518 | 224 | 25 | 19 |
Public | 545 | 139 | 314 | 80 | 12 | 22 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 330 | 80 | 201 | 42 | 7 | 0 |
Unemployed | 2121 | 522 | 1266 | 312 | 21 | 20 | |
Recent Veteran | 36 | + | 9 | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 4568 | 622 | 655 | 468 | 392 | 0 | |
Totals | 15130 | 3834 | 7326 | 2882 | 941 | 62 |
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, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 742 | 8891 |
✓
Current |
155 | 1528 |
✓ Transitioning | 2311 | 2489 |
Workforce category not identified | 2284 | 2284 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 104 | 108 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 50 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
Bronze | 66 | 5 | 1 | |
Silver | 22 | 1 | ||
Gold | 2 |
Employers in Gaston County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Gaston County Schools
City of Gastonia Fire Department
- The Cognitive Connection
- Benson Funeral and Cremation Services
LLC - George W. Stowe Insurance Agency
- The Teacher's Box
- Modern Polymers Inc
- ImageMark Business Services
- Choice USA Beverage
Red Valve/TideFlex Technologies Inc
- Gaston Literacy Council
- Brooks Insurance
- Owens Corning
- Alliance Bank and Trust
- Park Sterling Bank
Integrated Staffing Solutions
Pacor Inc
- Girl Scouts Carolinas - Peaks to
Piedmont - WCI Incorporated
- Sheffield Insurance Agency
All American Relocation
- FMC Lithium
- ABM Industrial and Manufacturing
- Pharr Yarns
Lanxess Corporation
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