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Madison, North Carolina
Madison County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
77 %
of goals attainedProgress Towards Goals
Madison is actively participating in the Work Ready program. To become a Certified Work Ready Community, they must prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees. Requirements include:
- Having economic development advocates receive training at a Work Ready Bootcamp.
- Help members of the community's current, emerging and transitioning workforce earn National Career Readiness Certificates.
- Generate support among private and public employers in the community for hiring people who have earned an NCRC.
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 776 | 196 | 385 | 150 | 45 |
| College | 9 | 0 | + | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 43 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
| Public | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 79 | 26 | 45 | 7 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 342 | 55 | 57 | 39 | 20 | |
| Totals | 1097 | 291 | 524 | 209 | 73 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
|||||
| Emerging | High School | 776 | 196 | 385 | 150 | 45 |
| College | 9 | 0 | + | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 43 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
| Public | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 79 | 26 | 45 | 7 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 342 | 55 | 57 | 39 | 20 | |
| Totals | 1097 | 291 | 524 | 209 | 73 | |
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 Oct 31, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 47 | 785 |
|
✓
Current |
10 | 59 |
| Transitioning | 129 | 82 |
| Workforce category not identified | 171 | 171 |
| Workforce | Goals | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 19 | 58 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 0 | |||
Employers in Madison County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Kirlin Carolina's
French Broad Electric Membership
CorporationPrintpack
French Broad Adventures
- RiverDance
- The Lodge at Bear River
- Reich LLC
- Fermenti
- Baa'd Sheep Burritos
- Mars Hill University
- Madison County
- Printpack Medical
- Mountain Area Health Education Center
Champion Credit Union
- Simbly
- AdventHealth Hendersonville
- Sutherland Insurance
- Aeroflow Healthcare
- Daystar Machining Technologies Inc.
- Electrolux
- EmergeOrtho: Blue Ridge Division
- Jabil Inc.
- Southeastern Container Inc
- Strivven Media Llc
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Learn Why It’s Important (PDF) Join The List Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.
