Union, Oregon
Union County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jan 2015
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Union 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 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 245 | 46 | 123 | 65 | 11 |
College | 35 | + | 19 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 83 | 9 | 43 | 25 | 6 |
Public | 46 | 7 | 23 | 13 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 408 | 61 | 225 | 114 | 8 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 819 | 124 | 434 | 232 | 29 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 245 | 46 | 123 | 65 | 11 |
College | 35 | + | 19 | 14 | + | |
Current | Private | 83 | 9 | 43 | 25 | 6 |
Public | 46 | 7 | 23 | 13 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 408 | 61 | 225 | 114 | 8 | |
Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 819 | 124 | 434 | 232 | 29 |
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 Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 134 | 280 |
✓
Current |
50 | 129 |
✓ Transitioning | 275 | 410 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 60 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 3 | 1 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Union County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Certified Personnel Service Agency, Inc.
- City of Elgin
- City of Union
- Eastern Oregon University
- LaGrande-Union county Chamber of
Commerce - Small Business Development Center
- Training & Employment Consortium
- WorkSource Oregon Employment Department,
Region 13 - Ascension School Camp and Conference
Center - Eagle Freightliner
- Golden Harvest
- PTI - Professional Transportation Inc
- United Methodist Church
- Country Animal Clinic
- The Potters House Gift Gallery
- AL-KO AXIS
- Mega Directline
- La Grande Eat n Run
- Pacific NW Insurance
- Corwin Company
- Animal Health Care
- La Grande Observer
- Training & Employment Consortium - Union
- Mid Columbia Bus Company
- Center for Human Development
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