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Johnston County

Johnston County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2021

Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:

Certified: Sep 2017

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60%

of maintaining goals completed

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Johnston County

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC		 Bronze
NCRC		 Silver
NCRC		 Gold
NCRC		 Platinum
NCRC
Emerging High School 8193 1635 4180 1888 490
College 91 10 51 29 +
Current Private 416 63 230 103 20
Public 381 103 202 69 7
Transitioning Adult Education 37 8 27 + 0
Unemployed 1079 285 618 159 17
Recent Veteran 10 0 7 + 0
Workforce category not identified 864 237 311 205 111
Totals 11071 2341 5626 2458 646

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

Employers in Johnston County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • City Air Experts
  • ACT Construction Equipment
  • South River EMC
  • The Flipside Restaurant & Taproom
  • McClentic Design
  • Steampunkonista
  • Smithfield-Selma Senior High School
  • Smithfield Foods Inc.
  • Rainbow Lanes Family Fun Center
  • Pernell Inc Heating & AC
  • All Star Waste Services
  • Clayton Parks and Recreation
  • McCullers Whitaker & Hamer PLLC Clayton
    Office
  • Lipscomb's Learning Center
  • Caterpillar
  • Bass Nixon & Kennedy Inc
  • Natvar
  • Dyrke Maricle - State Farm Insurance
    Agent
  • Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
  • InSight Family and Pediatric Eye Care
  • Mac Pass LLC
  • Clayton's Behavior Analyst LLC.
  • Walthom Group
  • Blackley's Printing & Signs
  • Blackley's Printing & Sign Shop
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  • City Air Experts
  • ACT Construction Equipment
  • South River EMC
  • The Flipside Restaurant &
    Taproom
  • McClentic Design
  • Steampunkonista
  • Smithfield-Selma Senior High
    School
  • Smithfield Foods Inc.
  • Rainbow Lanes Family Fun
    Center
  • Pernell Inc Heating & AC
  • All Star Waste Services
  • Clayton Parks and Recreation
  • McCullers Whitaker & Hamer
    PLLC Clayton Office
  • Lipscomb's Learning Center
  • Caterpillar
  • Bass Nixon & Kennedy Inc
  • Natvar
  • Dyrke Maricle - State Farm
    Insurance Agent
  • Coca-Cola Bottling Company
    Consolidated
  • InSight Family and Pediatric
    Eye Care
  • Mac Pass LLC
  • Clayton's Behavior Analyst
    LLC.
  • Walthom Group
  • Blackley's Printing & Signs
  • Blackley's Printing & Sign
    Shop
  • Clayton Chiropractic
  • Alsay J Gilbert PLS
  • Doggie Do'z
  • Wine On Main
  • Sleep Inn Garner
  • Town of Selma
  • Town of Clayton
  • Medlin Office Supply
  • A&E Trophy
  • Hudson's Hardware & Outdoor
    Equipment
  • P & D Sales Inc. - Rainbow
    Vacuum Services
  • Clayton Pediatric Dentistry
  • Hometowne Realty
  • First Citizens Bank
  • KS Bank
  • 95 & 95 Inc.
  • NC DHHS Vocational
    Rehabilitation
  • Johnston Community College
  • Johnston Health
  • Partnership For Children
  • MedicalTraining.me
  • Tobacco Farm Life Museum Inc.
  • Studio TK
  • OPW Fueling Containment
    Systems
  • Evans Tire & Automotive Center
  • Benson Dentistry
  • Johnston County Public Schools
  • Neighbors & Associates Inc.
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  • Tim Schultz - State Farm
    Insurance Agent
  • CREATIVE CAPS INC.
  • Benson Area Chamber of
    Commerce Inc.
  • Accentuate Staffing
  • Clayton Chamber Of Commerce
  • FasTrac Drug Test Consultant
    and Background Check
  • Browe Construction Company
    Inc.
  • Kirlin Carolina's
  • All American Relocation
  • Sanford Contractors Inc.
  • Triangle Marketing Associates
    Inc.
  • Unilin Flooring
  • Sears Contract Inc
  • Cleveland High School
  • West Johnston High School
  • South Johnston High School
  • Smithfield-Selma High School
  • Princeton High School
  • Johnston County Early College
    Academy
  • Clayton High School
  • Marbles Kids Museum
  • Southeastern Baptist
    Theological Seminary
  • Guilford Mills Inc Kenansville
  • Parata Systems LLC
  • Princeton Middle/High School
  • Golden State Foods
  • Eaton
  • Hog Slat Inc
  • Avintiv
  • North Johnston High School
  • CELEY'S QUALITY SERVICES
  • Newcomb and Company
  • Johnston County Youth Services
    Inc.
  • Greater Smithfield-Selma
    Chamber of Commerce
  • South Campus Community School
  • NCWORKS Career Center of
    Johnston County
  • Skyware Global
  • Corinth Holders
  • Johnston County Schools
  • Coastal Federal Credit Union
  • Granite Falls Swim and
    Athletic Club
  • North Carolina NCBA - SCSEP
  • UniFirst Corporation
  • Cooper Standard
  • Wayne UNC Health Care
  • Wayne Action Group for
    Economic Solvency Inc.
  • NCWorks Career Center -
    Goldsboro
  • Charles B. Aycock High School
  • Wayne County Public Schools
  • Southern Bank
  • T.A. Loving Company
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  • JMA Placement, Inc.

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    This website reports the ACT® WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates earned at the county and state level and the progress being made by those participating states and counties in the ACT Work Ready Community initiative. This site only represents data stored in the ACT RegiSTAR™ system, a web-based reporting and management tool for ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificates.

    State and national ACT WorkKeys NCRC data runs from January 2006 through April 30, 2021 , while county-level data is starting from January 2012. State job profile data runs from January 2007 through April 30, 2021 , while national job profile data reaches back to 1993. Again, please note that county-level ACT WorkKeys NCRC data collection began in January 2012 for WorkKeys Internet Version, and in July 2012 for pencil and paper assessments. State and national certificate totals include historical data prior to 2012.

    WorkKeys® assessments are used across the nation, and many states have built their own Career Readiness Certificates based upon WorkKeys assessment results. You will find an asterisk denoting those states. This website will continue to evolve as the first two rounds of participating states give us feedback on what they would like to see -- and based on your feedback, as well.

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