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
- Redmond Economic Development, Inc.
(REDI) - Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce
- Bend Broadband
- Bright Wood Corporation
- Medisiss
- Patrick Environmental, Inc., dba Patrick
Corporation - Platt Equipment Co., Inc. dba Midstate
Power Products - Sensenbach Senior Care Inc., dba Home
Instead Senior Care - Sistech Manufacturing, Inc.
- South Valley State Bank dba South Valley
Bank & Trust - Colfax Tactical
- Altree Inc
- Mt Bachelor
- Steve's Floor Covering
- The Truck Works
- n-Link Corporation
- Hinterland Ranch
- Centro Business (Print Solutions)
- Tractor Tunes
- Consumer Cellular
- Able Supply LLC
- Perma Treat Pro
- Donner Flower Shop
- Corky Wray Construction
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