Deschutes, Oregon
Deschutes County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 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 | 1157 | 378 | 599 | 155 | 25 | 0 |
| College | 70 | 0 | 31 | 36 | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 395 | 50 | 161 | 151 | 33 | 6 |
| Public | 199 | 46 | 85 | 50 | 18 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | 5 | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2006 | 199 | 1072 | 696 | 39 | 29 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3838 | 675 | 1957 | 1090 | 118 | 38 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1157 | 378 | 599 | 155 | 25 | 0 |
| College | 70 | 0 | 31 | 36 | + | + | |
| Current | Private | 395 | 50 | 161 | 151 | 33 | 6 |
| Public | 199 | 46 | 85 | 50 | 18 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | 5 | + | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2006 | 199 | 1072 | 696 | 39 | 29 | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3838 | 675 | 1957 | 1090 | 118 | 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 May 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 936 | 1230 |
|
✓
Current |
90 | 600 |
| Transitioning | 2207 | 2046 |
| Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 186 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 38 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 56 | 2 | 0 | |
| Silver | 35 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 3 | |||
Employers in Deschutes County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Deschutes County
- Economic Development for Central Oregon
- Advanced Northwest Welding, LLC
- City of Bend
- Crooked river Ranch Club & Maintenance
Association - Flex Force Staffing
- Izzy's Pizza Restaurant - Bend & Redmond
Locations - LMH Industries
- Mission Linen Supply
- Patrick Environmental, Inc., dba Patrick
Corporation - TraTech Fiberoptics, Inc.
- Windward Performance, LTD
- Colfax Tactical
- S Wireless Northwest
- Smith Brothers Push Rods
- Maretron
- Hinterland Ranch
- Botanical Developments LLC
- Wet Willy's Car Wash
- Logan's Market
- QVI Risk Solutions Inc
- Flight Services and Systems
- Mark's Auto Body Shop
- Hummingbird Auto Glass - Bledsoe Ind Inc
- Central Oregon Council on Aging
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