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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
- Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority
- Spectrum Graphic Arts Center Inc.
- XRD Inc
- McNair Law Firm (Beaufort County)
- Lowcountry Council of Governments
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of
Commerce - Hometown Realty
- Coastal Security Services
- The Chocolate Tree Inc.
- Magnolia Bakery Cafe
- Ballenger Realty
- Budget Print
- JP3's Renovations LLC
- Inn at Palmetto Bluff
- Pizza Hut
- Salvation Army
- Coastal Pipe and Fire Solutins Inc.
- Alon-Joy
- Excape Beauty & Spa
- Keith's House of Plumbing
- Teagues Fine Men's Clothing
- Lucky Brand
- Parties with Panache
- Terminix
- Lawn Solutions
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