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Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2014
Maintained 1: Jan 2018
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Beaufort 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 |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 4708 | 1193 | 2342 | 993 | 180 | 37 |
College | 134 | 21 | 58 | 46 | 9 | 11 | |
Current | Private | 750 | 163 | 370 | 192 | 25 | 82 |
Public | 806 | 156 | 406 | 215 | 29 | 46 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 706 | 249 | 364 | 87 | 6 | 53 |
Unemployed | 1582 | 493 | 792 | 251 | 46 | 249 | |
Recent Veteran | 294 | 12 | 78 | 54 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 308 | 55 | 71 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 8987 | 2342 | 4481 | 1866 | 298 | 479 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 4708 | 1193 | 2342 | 993 | 180 | 37 |
College | 134 | 21 | 58 | 46 | 9 | 11 | |
Current | Private | 750 | 163 | 370 | 192 | 25 | 82 |
Public | 806 | 156 | 406 | 215 | 29 | 46 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 706 | 249 | 364 | 87 | 6 | 53 |
Unemployed | 1582 | 493 | 792 | 251 | 46 | 249 | |
Recent Veteran | 294 | 12 | 78 | 54 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 308 | 55 | 71 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 8987 | 2342 | 4481 | 1866 | 298 | 479 |
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 Jan 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 3904 | 4890 |
✓
Current |
1270 | 1684 |
✓ Transitioning | 2304 | 2738 |
Workforce category not identified | 154 | 154 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Total Employers | 309 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 119 | 43 | 8 | 2 |
Bronze | 114 | 6 | 1 | |
Silver | 38 | 2 | ||
Gold | 6 |
Employers in Beaufort County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Technical College of the Lowcountry
- Venture Inc of Beaufort
- SCANA Corporation
- Lowcountry Council of Governments
- Southern Tree Services of Beaufort
- Beaufort Cycles
- South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation
- Coastal Hand Therapy Inc.
Libby Holloway Appraisals
- CoastalStates Bank
- Modern Jewelers
- Coastal Pipe and Fire Solutins Inc.
- CARS
- Hilton Head Garage Doors
- Best Services of Beaufort
- The Jeweler's Bench Inc.
- Island Travel
- Boys & Girls Club - Bluffton
- Island Child
- Sams CLub
- Gur's Automotive
- ashley furniture
- ResCare Home Care
- Hickory Tavern
- Sea Island Dentistry
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