Deschutes, Oregon
Deschutes County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 28, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2015
Maintained 1: Jan 2022
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Deschutes 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
Improved Certificates - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 1149 | 375 | 597 | 153 | 24 | 0 |
| College | 70 | 0 | 31 | 36 | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 395 | 50 | 161 | 151 | 33 | 6 |
| Public | 197 | 46 | 85 | 50 | 16 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | 5 | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2001 | 198 | 1069 | 696 | 38 | 29 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3823 | 671 | 1952 | 1088 | 114 | 38 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1149 | 375 | 597 | 153 | 24 | 0 |
| College | 70 | 0 | 31 | 36 | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 395 | 50 | 161 | 151 | 33 | 6 |
| Public | 197 | 46 | 85 | 50 | 16 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | 5 | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2001 | 198 | 1069 | 696 | 38 | 29 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3823 | 671 | 1952 | 1088 | 114 | 38 | |
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 Feb 28, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 936 | 1222 |
|
✓
Current |
90 | 598 |
| Transitioning | 2207 | 2041 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 186 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 56 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silver | 35 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 3 | |||
Employers in Deschutes County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Redmond Economic Development, Inc.
(REDI) - Beverly Pacific Co.
- 856 Brewing Company / Cruz Fermentation
Project - Energyneering Solutions Inc.
- Neighbor Impact
- New Prioities Family Services
- RBD Instruments, Inc.
- TraTech Fiberoptics, Inc.
- Village Squire Motel - Jerish Inc.
- Cascade Motorsports
- Key Technology Inc
- S Wireless Northwest
- Oxford Hotel Group
- Solid Rock Granite LLC
- Jordan and Jordan Realtors LLC
- n-Link Corporation
- Western Communications / The Bulletin
- New Priorities Family Services
- Wet Willy's Car Wash
- Tumalo Irrigation District
- Jules Accounting Services
- Rainbow International of Central Oregon
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Central Oregon - Mark's Auto Body Shop
- Compass Commercial Real Estate Services
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