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Berkeley, South Carolina
Berkeley County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2014
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Berkeley 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
Berkeley County in the News
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 7179 | 2095 | 3467 | 1395 | 222 | 112 |
College | 184 | 22 | 91 | 65 | 6 | + | |
Current | Private | 1523 | 256 | 749 | 372 | 146 | 31 |
Public | 851 | 229 | 452 | 150 | 20 | 24 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 570 | 151 | 335 | 80 | + | 27 |
Unemployed | 2554 | 661 | 1395 | 425 | 73 | 226 | |
Recent Veteran | 72 | + | 17 | 13 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 152 | 22 | 38 | 15 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 12973 | 3440 | 6544 | 2515 | 474 | 424 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 7179 | 2095 | 3467 | 1395 | 222 | 112 |
College | 184 | 22 | 91 | 65 | 6 | + | |
Current | Private | 1523 | 256 | 749 | 372 | 146 | 31 |
Public | 851 | 229 | 452 | 150 | 20 | 24 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 570 | 151 | 335 | 80 | + | 27 |
Unemployed | 2554 | 661 | 1395 | 425 | 73 | 226 | |
Recent Veteran | 72 | + | 17 | 13 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 152 | 22 | 38 | 15 | + | 0 | |
Totals | 12973 | 3440 | 6544 | 2515 | 474 | 424 |
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 Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 707 | 7479 |
✓
Current |
39 | 2429 |
✓ Transitioning | 1451 | 3413 |
Workforce category not identified | 76 | 76 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 73 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 84 | 5 | 0 | |
Silver | 19 | 1 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Berkeley County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Gallman Personnel Services, Inc. (GPS)
- DuPont
- Phillips Staffing
- AllCare Living Services Inc.
- IHG
- MAU Workforce Solutions
- first national ban of south carolina
- Habitat for humanity of Berkeley County
- TJ's BBQ & Burgers
- Viva Recycling of SC
- Berkeley County Water & Sanitation
- Berkeley County Family YMCA
- Berkeley County Water & Sewer
- Viva Recycling
- Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union
Michael Baker International
- Trace Staffing Solutions
- Alternative Staffing
- SC Ports Authority
- Berkeley County Adult Education Center
- Trident Regional Education Center
- Loyalty Business Solutions LLC
- KapStone Kraft
- Mungo Homes
- McDonalds
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