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Richland, South Carolina
Richland County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jul 2016
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Richland 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 | 11027 | 3250 | 5212 | 2364 | 201 | 96 |
| College | 494 | 94 | 250 | 134 | 16 | 7 | |
| Current | Private | 2502 | 640 | 1242 | 527 | 93 | 102 |
| Public | 1481 | 409 | 820 | 231 | 21 | 53 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 2013 | 882 | 954 | 159 | 18 | 112 |
| Unemployed | 6820 | 2042 | 3746 | 945 | 87 | 377 | |
| Recent Veteran | 86 | + | 19 | 17 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 5658 | 1097 | 977 | 411 | 344 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27209 | 8422 | 13239 | 4805 | 786 | 749 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 11027 | 3250 | 5212 | 2364 | 201 | 96 |
| College | 494 | 94 | 250 | 134 | 16 | 7 | |
| Current | Private | 2502 | 640 | 1242 | 527 | 93 | 102 |
| Public | 1481 | 409 | 820 | 231 | 21 | 53 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 2013 | 882 | 954 | 159 | 18 | 112 |
| Unemployed | 6820 | 2042 | 3746 | 945 | 87 | 377 | |
| Recent Veteran | 86 | + | 19 | 17 | + | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | 5658 | 1097 | 977 | 411 | 344 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27209 | 8422 | 13239 | 4805 | 786 | 749 | |
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, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 1050 | 11624 |
|
✓
Current |
200 | 4138 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 3109 | 9366 |
| Workforce category not identified | 2829 | 2829 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 240 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 204 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 144 | 2 | 0 | |
| Silver | 39 | 0 | ||
| Gold | 3 | |||
Employers in Richland County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- FN MANUFACTURING LLC
- District Five of Lexington and Richland
Counties - ATEC
- Sizemore Inc.
- Midlands Workforce Development Board
- SC Asphalt Pavement Association
- Keenan Suggs Insurance Inc
- Senior Resources
- Alliance Consulting Engineers
- CB&I
- Aryzta LLC
- Stephen
- St. Lawrence Place
- Brother 2 Brother
- Mid-State Heating and Air LLC
- Sears Roebuck and Co.
- AVAN Tech Incorporated
- SIZEMORE
- Centerpointe Construction Corp
- Amazon
- Starbucks Coffee Company
- AMERICAN SPIRALWELD PIPE
- BELLSOUTH
- Intelligrated Services LLC
- Health Force LLC
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