Lorain, Ohio
Lorain 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: Aug 2018
Maintained 1: Nov 2020
Maintained 2: Feb 2023
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Lorain 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current 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 |
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Emerging | High School | 1724 | 909 | 655 | 128 | 32 |
College | 559 | 91 | 266 | 154 | 48 | |
Current | Private | 1788 | 356 | 836 | 474 | 122 |
Public | 1250 | 412 | 598 | 202 | 38 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 980 | 286 | 447 | 190 | 57 |
Unemployed | 4082 | 1408 | 1817 | 654 | 203 | |
Recent Veteran | 66 | + | 20 | 8 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 284 | 67 | 59 | 9 | 6 | |
Totals | 10558 | 3531 | 4698 | 1819 | 509 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 1724 | 909 | 655 | 128 | 32 |
College | 559 | 91 | 266 | 154 | 48 | |
Current | Private | 1788 | 356 | 836 | 474 | 122 |
Public | 1250 | 412 | 598 | 202 | 38 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 980 | 286 | 447 | 190 | 57 |
Unemployed | 4082 | 1408 | 1817 | 654 | 203 | |
Recent Veteran | 66 | + | 20 | 8 | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 284 | 67 | 59 | 9 | 6 | |
Totals | 10558 | 3531 | 4698 | 1819 | 509 |
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 | 3854 | 2283 |
✓
Current |
724 | 3038 |
✓ Transitioning | 3770 | 5095 |
Workforce category not identified | 142 | 142 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 388 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 132 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
Bronze | 154 | 7 | 0 | |
Silver | 65 | 4 | ||
Gold | 8 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Lorain County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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OhioMeansJobs Lorain County
Participating High Schools
These Lorain County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Lorain County JVS
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Lorain High School
Contact Us
For more information on Lorain County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
OhioMeansJobs Lorain County - Chris Durkin
440-284-1815
Employers in Lorain County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Lorain County Workforce Development
Agency - Nelson Fastener Systems
- Emerald Event Center
- BCT Alarm Services Inc.
- Heidelberg Distributing Co
- Elyria Foundry Inc
- X-ta-C Biscuit Bar LLC.
- Flavorseal
Willoway Nurseries Inc
- Xtreme Performance
- Pogie's Clubhouse
- Wickens Herzer Panza Cook & Batista Co.
- Ecoverse Industries LTD
- Aviva Metals
- Swx Cleveland LLC
- Payroll4Construction.com
- Banco Construction Services
- Little Lighthouse Learning Center
- Sal & Al's Diner
- Eyring Movers
- Quality Sprinkling Systems
- Service Master Janitorial by Hites
- Kingdom Cuts & Creations
- NEOEx Systems Inc
- M&T Roofing and Restoration
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