Union, Oregon
Union County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 31, 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
Union County in the News
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 | 52 | 10 | 26 | 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 | 825 | 127 | 437 | 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 | 52 | 10 | 26 | 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 | 825 | 127 | 437 | 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 Oct 31, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 134 | 280 |
|
✓
Current |
50 | 135 |
| ✓ 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
- Community Connection of Northeast
Oregon, Inc. - Eastern Oregon University
- Interpath Laboratory, Inc.
- LaGrande-Union county Chamber of
Commerce - Northeast Oregon Housing Authority
- Training & Employment Consortium
- WorkSource Oregon Employment Department,
Region 13 - Ascension School Camp and Conference
Center - Commercial Tire Inc - La Grande
- Eagle Freightliner
- Golden Harvest
- HNS Inc
- Union County Administrative Office
- Blue Mountain Associates
- Eagle Carriage & Machine
- Mega Directline
- H L Wagner & Sons Inc
- La Grande Eat n Run
- Baker Beverage & Mixer Shoppe
- Animal Health Care
- Oregon Department of Forestry - La
Grande - La Grande Observer
- New Day Enterprises
- CB's LLC - La Grande
- Center for Human Development
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