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Wayne, North Carolina
Wayne 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: Apr 2015
Maintained 1: Apr 2017
Maintained 2: Oct 2018
Maintained 3: May 2019
Maintained 4: Feb 2021
Maintained 5: Jan 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Wayne 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 Wayne
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 10607 | 3115 | 5283 | 1724 | 485 | 0 |
College | 272 | 41 | 125 | 82 | 24 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 678 | 173 | 349 | 126 | 30 | 0 |
Public | 669 | 192 | 333 | 125 | 19 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 83 | 25 | 39 | 16 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2257 | 738 | 1131 | 320 | 68 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 66 | + | 13 | 15 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1668 | 316 | 280 | 167 | 71 | 0 | |
Totals | 15433 | 4604 | 7553 | 2575 | 701 | + |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 10607 | 3115 | 5283 | 1724 | 485 | 0 |
College | 272 | 41 | 125 | 82 | 24 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 678 | 173 | 349 | 126 | 30 | 0 |
Public | 669 | 192 | 333 | 125 | 19 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 83 | 25 | 39 | 16 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 2257 | 738 | 1131 | 320 | 68 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 66 | + | 13 | 15 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1668 | 316 | 280 | 167 | 71 | 0 | |
Totals | 15433 | 4604 | 7553 | 2575 | 701 | + |
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 |
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✓ Emerging | 2748 | 10879 |
✓
Current |
430 | 1347 |
✓ Transitioning | 2332 | 2374 |
Workforce category not identified | 834 | 834 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 107 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 112 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 342 | 9 | 4 | |
Silver | 18 | 4 | ||
Gold | 3 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Wayne County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Wayne Community College
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Wayne Community College
Participating High Schools
These Wayne County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Charles B. Aycock High School
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Eastern Wayne High School
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Southern Wayne High School
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Rosewood High School
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Spring Creek High School
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Wayne Early Middle High School College
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Wayne School of Engineering
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Goldsboro High School
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Wayne Middle High Academy
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Wayne School of Technical Arts
Contact Us
For more information on Wayne County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Wayne Community College
919.739.6902
Employers in Wayne County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Franklin Baking Company LLC
Jackson & Sons Inc.
- REA Properties
- Allen Grading Company Inc.
- Holden Temporaries
- Benton & Sons Fabrication Inc.
- Beacon Building Products
Southern Wayne High School
Literacy Connections of Wayne County
Wayne County Department of Social
Services- Seegars Fence Co. Inc.
Mount Olive Area Chamber of Commerce
- Ryerson Inc.
- Wayne UNC Health Care
Cooper Standard
- Town of Mt. Olive
- Super Cast Inc.
- Mondelez / Nabisco
- NC Community Federal Credit Union
Goldsboro News Argus
- Tri-County Electric Membership
Corporation Hog Slat Inc
Kirlin Carolina's
SPX Transformer Solutions
Extended Hearts Home Care
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