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Nash, North Carolina
Nash 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: Oct 2018
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Nash 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 Nash
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 4421 | 1357 | 2114 | 775 | 175 |
College | 259 | 47 | 146 | 57 | 9 | |
Current | Private | 1031 | 235 | 581 | 194 | 21 |
Public | 439 | 139 | 232 | 58 | 10 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 47 | 21 | 23 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2188 | 676 | 1272 | 227 | 13 | |
Recent Veteran | 16 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 2130 | 429 | 348 | 202 | 86 | |
Totals | 9458 | 2906 | 4720 | 1518 | 314 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 4421 | 1357 | 2114 | 775 | 175 |
College | 259 | 47 | 146 | 57 | 9 | |
Current | Private | 1031 | 235 | 581 | 194 | 21 |
Public | 439 | 139 | 232 | 58 | 10 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 47 | 21 | 23 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2188 | 676 | 1272 | 227 | 13 | |
Recent Veteran | 16 | + | + | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 2130 | 429 | 348 | 202 | 86 | |
Totals | 9458 | 2906 | 4720 | 1518 | 314 |
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 | 664 | 4680 |
✓
Current |
160 | 1470 |
✓ Transitioning | 1124 | 2243 |
Workforce category not identified | 1065 | 1065 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 139 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 33 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
Bronze | 42 | 2 | 1 | |
Silver | 12 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Nash County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Cargo Transporters Inc.
- Braswell Family Farms Mill
- The Action Group-Human Resources
Solutions - Bottoms Tire & Automotive Center Inc
- Nash County Government
- Tar River Transit
- Precision Cut Landscaping and Lawn
Service - Top Dog Waste Solutions LLC
- Creative Pro Recruiting Inc.
- Rocky Mount Telegram & Tarboro Weekly
- Tarboro Brewing Company West
- Quality Office Equipment
- The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc.
- Spring Hope Chamber of Commerece
- Boice-Willis Clinic PA
- Rocky Mount Radiator & A/C
- Carolinas Gateway Partnership
- Daughtridge Gas & Oil
- Nash County Cooperative Extension
- Rocky Mount Area Association of REALTORS
Inc. - Coopers Volunteer Fire Department
- Nash County Emergency Services
- BEFCO Inc.
- Honeywell Aerospace
- Crete Solutions LLC
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