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Horry, South Carolina

Horry County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.

Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2026

Goals updated only for participating counties

45063 Lexington 0.47 0.56 us-sc-063 LE 45081 Saluda 0.51 0.49 us-sc-081 SA 45003 Aiken 0.42 0.50 us-sc-003 AI 45037 Edgefield 0.36 0.49 us-sc-037 ED 45019 Charleston 0.25 0.68 us-sc-019 CH 45007 Anderson 0.50 0.53 us-sc-007 AN 45001 Abbeville 0.55 0.64 us-sc-001 AB 45077 Pickens 0.48 0.44 us-sc-077 PI 45041 Florence 0.45 0.50 us-sc-041 FL 45085 Sumter 0.27 0.50 us-sc-085 SU 45029 Colleton 0.52 0.47 us-sc-029 CO 45005 Allendale 0.50 0.41 us-sc-005 AL 45009 Bamberg 0.38 0.58 us-sc-009 BA 45089 Williamsburg 0.45 0.44 us-sc-089 WI 45067 Marion 0.42 0.24 us-sc-067 MA 45061 Lee 0.38 0.42 us-sc-061 LE 45027 Clarendon 0.46 0.59 us-sc-027 CL 45015 Berkeley 0.41 0.44 us-sc-015 BE 45051 Horry 0.42 0.50 us-sc-051 HO 45033 Dillon 0.45 0.54 us-sc-033 DI 45013 Beaufort 0.49 0.24 us-sc-013 BE 45053 Jasper 0.57 0.36 us-sc-053 JA 45017 Calhoun 0.41 0.45 us-sc-017 CA 45087 Union 0.52 0.44 us-sc-087 UN 45039 Fairfield 0.50 0.41 us-sc-039 FA 45091 York 0.50 0.51 us-sc-091 YO 45031 Darlington 0.59 0.39 us-sc-031 DA 45055 Kershaw 0.48 0.53 us-sc-055 KE 45057 Lancaster 0.43 0.68 us-sc-057 LA 45025 Chesterfield 0.53 0.37 us-sc-025 CH 45043 Georgetown 0.49 0.50 us-sc-043 GE 45071 Newberry 0.57 0.46 us-sc-071 NE 45047 Greenwood 0.53 0.58 us-sc-047 GR 45059 Laurens 0.43 0.55 us-sc-059 LA 45045 Greenville 0.63 0.38 us-sc-045 GR 45073 Oconee 0.53 0.51 us-sc-073 OC 45079 Richland 0.63 0.45 us-sc-079 RI 45075 Orangeburg 0.44 0.48 us-sc-075 OR 45011 Barnwell 0.57 0.57 us-sc-011 BA 45083 Spartanburg 0.44 0.40 us-sc-083 SP 45069 Marlboro 0.51 0.38 us-sc-069 MA 45065 McCormick 0.41 0.25 us-sc-065 MC 45023 Chester 0.55 0.46 us-sc-023 CH 45021 Cherokee 0.48 0.38 us-sc-021 CH 45049 Hampton 0.35 0.60 us-sc-049 HA 45035 Dorchester 0.60 0.50 us-sc-035 DO

Status History:

Certified: Apr 2016

3 out of 5
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Progress Towards Goals

Horry 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 8441 2035 4421 1920 65 417
College 266 28 145 84 9 51
Current Private 709 156 414 122 17 105
Public 506 143 291 66 6 67
Transitioning Adult Education 1387 404 786 186 11 62
Unemployed 1724 468 954 267 35 260
Recent Veteran 28 6 7 + 0 +
Workforce category not identified 5410 809 914 562 420 0
Totals 15752 4055 7939 3209 563 970
Workforce Total
NCRC
Emerging High School 8441 2035 4421 1920 65 417
College 266 28 145 84 9 51
Current Private 709 156 414 122 17 105
Public 506 143 291 66 6 67
Transitioning Adult Education 1387 404 786 186 11 62
Unemployed 1724 468 954 267 35 260
Recent Veteran 28 6 7 + 0 +
Workforce category not identified 5410 809 914 562 420 0
Totals 15752 4055 7939 3209 563 970

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 Aug 31, 2026

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
✓ Emerging 922 9175
✓ Current
 109 1387
✓ Transitioning 2750 3451
Workforce category not identified 2705 2705
Workforce Total
Employers Supporting 268

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 89 15 1 0
Bronze 71 4 0
Silver 12 0
Gold 2
 
 
 

Employers in Horry County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • WWMB-CW TV 21
  • vacationmyrtlebeach.com
  • Ocean Creek Resort
  • Horry County Schools
  • Gold Crown Management Inc.
  • Johnson Controls Inc. Power Solutions
  • Grand Strand Tech Council
  • Conway Manor
  • Coastal Carolina Association of Realtors
  • Big M Casino
  • North Myrtle Beach Business Center
  • FBi Construction
  • Business Writing Breakthrough LLC
  • North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Clark Jordan Interiors
  • Comprehensive Physical Therapy and
    Rehabilitation
  • Palmetto Sleep Lab
  • Carolina Foods of Loris
  • Coastal Staffing LLC
  • Horry County Fire and Rescue
  • Dicky's BBQ
  • The Gun Store
  • Shephards Care Hospice
  • Pepper Palace
  • Amicis Brick Oven Pizza-Bistro

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