Washington, Oregon
Washington County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Apr 2017
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Washington 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 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 | 978 | 303 | 461 | 156 | 58 | + |
| College | 170 | 6 | 68 | 79 | 17 | 8 | |
| Current | Private | 948 | 117 | 315 | 291 | 225 | 13 |
| Public | 345 | 64 | 143 | 101 | 37 | 10 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 15 | + | 8 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 5078 | 666 | 2310 | 1780 | 322 | 154 | |
| Recent Veteran | 18 | + | 6 | 0 | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 7544 | 1159 | 3311 | 2409 | 665 | 186 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 978 | 303 | 461 | 156 | 58 | + |
| College | 170 | 6 | 68 | 79 | 17 | 8 | |
| Current | Private | 948 | 117 | 315 | 291 | 225 | 13 |
| Public | 345 | 64 | 143 | 101 | 37 | 10 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 15 | + | 8 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 5078 | 666 | 2310 | 1780 | 322 | 154 | |
| Recent Veteran | 18 | + | 6 | 0 | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 7544 | 1159 | 3311 | 2409 | 665 | 186 | |
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 Nov 30, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 966 | 1157 |
|
✓
Current |
147 | 1316 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 2027 | 5256 |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 1 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 239 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 85 | 36 | 4 | 1 |
| Bronze | 112 | 13 | 2 | |
| Silver | 127 | 5 | ||
| Gold | 27 | |||
Employers in Washington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- A1 Fresh Impressions
- API International, Inc.
- A.S.S.I.S.T. Assertive SSI Service Team
- Assumption Village
- Bardy Trophy Company
- Black Parent Initiative
- City of Tualatin
- Loy Clark Pipeline Company, Inc.
- Inform Restaurant Accounting
- Information Management Services
- Jack's Overhead Door, Inc.
- NuMedics, Inc.
- Raindrop Roofing NW, LLC
- Richmar Associates
- True Health Medicine PC
- Greenspace LLC
- Vision Plastics Inc
- DPI Specialty Foods
- Greek Village
- Sunset Solar Electric LLC
- Forms and Filing Inc
- Building Material Specialties
- Northwest Direct Marketing Inc
- Team Clean Windows & More LLC
- Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc
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