Lucas, Ohio
Lucas 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 2018
Maintained 1: Aug 2022
Maintained 2: Aug 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Lucas 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
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 2928 | 1274 | 1086 | 367 | 201 |
College | 164 | 20 | 85 | 42 | 17 | |
Current | Private | 1187 | 270 | 600 | 243 | 74 |
Public | 904 | 256 | 457 | 135 | 56 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 191 | 52 | 107 | 27 | 5 |
Unemployed | 2315 | 770 | 1123 | 340 | 82 | |
Recent Veteran | 22 | + | 5 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 52 | 7 | 11 | 5 | + | |
Totals | 7726 | 2652 | 3474 | 1161 | 439 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2928 | 1274 | 1086 | 367 | 201 |
College | 164 | 20 | 85 | 42 | 17 | |
Current | Private | 1187 | 270 | 600 | 243 | 74 |
Public | 904 | 256 | 457 | 135 | 56 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 191 | 52 | 107 | 27 | 5 |
Unemployed | 2315 | 770 | 1123 | 340 | 82 | |
Recent Veteran | 22 | + | 5 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 52 | 7 | 11 | 5 | + | |
Totals | 7726 | 2652 | 3474 | 1161 | 439 |
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 | 1318 | 3092 |
✓
Current |
322 | 2091 |
Transitioning | 2707 | 2517 |
Workforce category not identified | 26 | 26 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 434 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 240 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 150 | 5 | 0 | |
Silver | 14 | 2 | ||
Gold | 3 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Lucas County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Contact Us
For more information on Lucas County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Lucas County Department of Planning and Development
(419) 213-3300
Employers in Lucas County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- NorthWest Ohio Primary Care Physicians
Inc - Peterson American Corporation
- VM Systems Inc.
Waterville Gas & Oil Company
- Famous Supply
- NWO Cleaning Services LLC
- Buckeye Broadband
- Epilepsy Center of NW Ohio
- UES
- Custyom Ecoology
- Valley View Learning Center
- Black Fork Strategies LLC
- Autoneum Oregon
- Sunbridge Schools
- IMCO Carbide Tool Inc
- Perrysburg Hotels LLC - Comfort Suites
- Nesco Resource
- Rachel Wixey & Associates
H2 Logistics LLC
- Country Brook Assisted Living
- Charter Senior Living of Oak Openings
- Correctional Treatment Facility
Caring For Yours LLC
Omni Source Corporation
St Paul Community Center
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