Clackamas, Oregon
Clackamas County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
98 %
of goals attainedProgress Towards Goals
Clackamas 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 |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 716 | 160 | 374 | 153 | 29 | 0 |
| College | 205 | 8 | 82 | 98 | 17 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 920 | 87 | 308 | 313 | 212 | + |
| Public | 348 | 53 | 160 | 105 | 30 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2292 | 331 | 1146 | 687 | 128 | 9 | |
| Recent Veteran | 16 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 34 | 5 | 11 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4538 | 651 | 2100 | 1370 | 417 | 11 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
| Emerging | High School | 716 | 160 | 374 | 153 | 29 | 0 |
| College | 205 | 8 | 82 | 98 | 17 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 920 | 87 | 308 | 313 | 212 | + |
| Public | 348 | 53 | 160 | 105 | 30 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2292 | 331 | 1146 | 687 | 128 | 9 | |
| Recent Veteran | 16 | + | + | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 34 | 5 | 11 | + | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4538 | 651 | 2100 | 1370 | 417 | 11 | |
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 Nov 30, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 557 | 921 |
|
✓
Current |
55 | 1270 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 1689 | 2341 |
| Workforce category not identified | 17 | 17 |
| Workforce | Goals | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 225 | 186 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Bronze | 35 | 11 | 3 | |
| Silver | 50 | 9 | ||
| Gold | 10 | |||
Employers in Clackamas County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Active Media, Inc.
- Aginomoto Frozen Foods USA, Inc.
- Auto-Chlor System
- Bowen Manufacturing
- Caregiver Training Institute, LLC
- Children's Nursing Specialties
- Health Wright Products, Inc.
- Lite Solar Corp
- Product Manufacturing, Inc.
- The Seaberg Company, Inc.
- Town & Country Chrysler Jeep
- lite volar
- Edward Jones Investments
- Sunstone Circuits
- Pepco Designs
- Clackamas Metal Works
- Priority Payment Systems West
- West Linn Paper Company
- McFarlanes Bark
- American Legion Post 180
- Charlie's Produce - Triple B Corp.
- Oregon Health Enterprises
- Clackamas Education Service District
- Commercial Design Systems Inc
- WeVillage Happy Valley
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
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