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Johnston, North Carolina
Johnston 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 2017
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Johnston 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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 10751 | 2335 | 5175 | 2463 | 778 |
College | 106 | 15 | 52 | 34 | 5 | |
Current | Private | 498 | 84 | 266 | 121 | 27 |
Public | 507 | 145 | 253 | 93 | 16 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 48 | 10 | 29 | 7 | + |
Unemployed | 1205 | 320 | 680 | 184 | 21 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 5158 | 777 | 815 | 595 | 392 | |
Totals | 15707 | 3686 | 7279 | 3500 | 1242 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 10751 | 2335 | 5175 | 2463 | 778 |
College | 106 | 15 | 52 | 34 | 5 | |
Current | Private | 498 | 84 | 266 | 121 | 27 |
Public | 507 | 145 | 253 | 93 | 16 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 48 | 10 | 29 | 7 | + |
Unemployed | 1205 | 320 | 680 | 184 | 21 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 5158 | 777 | 815 | 595 | 392 | |
Totals | 15707 | 3686 | 7279 | 3500 | 1242 |
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 | 657 | 10857 |
✓
Current |
67 | 1005 |
✓ Transitioning | 1092 | 1266 |
Workforce category not identified | 2579 | 2579 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 106 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 51 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Bronze | 81 | 8 | 5 | |
Silver | 9 | 1 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Employers in Johnston County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- T.A. Loving Company
Charles B. Aycock High School
- NCWorks Career Center - Goldsboro
Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency
Inc.- Coastal Federal Credit Union
Johnston County Schools
- North Johnston High School
- Princeton Middle/High School
Southeastern Baptist Theological
SeminaryAll American Relocation
Kirlin Carolina's
- FasTrac Drug Test Consultant and
Background Check Benson Area Chamber of Commerce Inc.
- Neighbors & Associates Inc.
- Evans Tire & Automotive Center
- OPW Fueling Containment Systems
- Partnership For Children
- Johnston Health
- P & D Sales Inc. - Rainbow Vacuum
Services - Sleep Inn Garner
- Blackley's Printing & Sign Shop
Smithfield Foods Inc.
- The Flipside Restaurant & Taproom
- South River EMC
ACT Construction Equipment
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