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Greenwood, South Carolina
Greenwood County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 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
Greenwood 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 4 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Employer Support This Period - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
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ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 2162 | 626 | 1107 | 415 | 14 | 143 |
College | 648 | 91 | 387 | 165 | 5 | + | |
Current | Private | 944 | 172 | 542 | 173 | 57 | 7 |
Public | 631 | 188 | 345 | 83 | 15 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 595 | 239 | 313 | 40 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1922 | 570 | 1122 | 196 | 34 | 37 | |
Recent Veteran | 28 | + | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1762 | 296 | 352 | 152 | 81 | 0 | |
Totals | 7797 | 2183 | 4175 | 1230 | 209 | 199 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 2162 | 626 | 1107 | 415 | 14 | 143 |
College | 648 | 91 | 387 | 165 | 5 | + | |
Current | Private | 944 | 172 | 542 | 173 | 57 | 7 |
Public | 631 | 188 | 345 | 83 | 15 | 11 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 595 | 239 | 313 | 40 | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 1922 | 570 | 1122 | 196 | 34 | 37 | |
Recent Veteran | 28 | + | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1762 | 296 | 352 | 152 | 81 | 0 | |
Totals | 7797 | 2183 | 4175 | 1230 | 209 | 199 |
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 Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 556 | 2954 |
✓
Current |
83 | 1593 |
✓ Transitioning | 624 | 2568 |
Workforce category not identified | 881 | 881 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 111 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 81 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
Bronze | 105 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 8 | 0 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Employers in Greenwood County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Piedmont Technical College
Capsugel
- Greenwood Forgings
- Piedmont Technical College
- Lander University
Greenwood School District 51
- Greenwood Partnership Alliance
- Ascend Materials
- Caterpillar Inc.
- SC Department of Social Services
- Meg's House
- SPF North America
- Greenwood CPW
- J & P Park Acquisitions Inc.
- Brian Schoch State Farm Agency
- STAFFSOURCE Inc.
- Omni Health & Fitness
- Greenwood Community Theatre
- MAU Workforce Solutions
- Credit Central
- NW White
- Greenwood Metropolitan District
- Mayville Engineering Company Inc.
- Greenwood County
- Sizemore Inc
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