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Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 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
Sumter 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
Sumter 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 | 2675 | 1052 | 1333 | 285 | 5 | + |
College | 127 | 25 | 80 | 20 | + | 65 | |
Current | Private | 367 | 76 | 219 | 64 | 8 | 82 |
Public | 325 | 82 | 196 | 43 | + | 95 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 779 | 306 | 385 | 87 | + | 114 |
Unemployed | 1306 | 450 | 700 | 147 | 9 | 287 | |
Recent Veteran | 30 | + | 5 | 7 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 1156 | 261 | 219 | 65 | 33 | 0 | |
Totals | 6172 | 2254 | 3137 | 718 | 63 | 649 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 2675 | 1052 | 1333 | 285 | 5 | + |
College | 127 | 25 | 80 | 20 | + | 65 | |
Current | Private | 367 | 76 | 219 | 64 | 8 | 82 |
Public | 325 | 82 | 196 | 43 | + | 95 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 779 | 306 | 385 | 87 | + | 114 |
Unemployed | 1306 | 450 | 700 | 147 | 9 | 287 | |
Recent Veteran | 30 | + | 5 | 7 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 1156 | 261 | 219 | 65 | 33 | 0 | |
Totals | 6172 | 2254 | 3137 | 718 | 63 | 649 |
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 May 31, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 404 | 2870 |
✓
Current |
35 | 869 |
✓ Transitioning | 966 | 2504 |
Workforce category not identified | 578 | 578 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 68 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 56 | 1 | 1 | |
Silver | 6 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Sumter County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Jones Chevrolet Company Inc
- Jones Nissan Inc.
- Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb
- Southeastern Laser Med Spa
- Tuomey Healthcare System
- Thompson Industrial Services
- Enersys Delaware
- Frontier Communications
- Hunter Builders Inc.
- Southern Heritage Builders LLC
- United Way of Sumter Clarendon & Lee
Counties - Sumter County Department of Social
Services - Wateree Community Actions Inc.
- Palmetto Goodwill of Lower South
Carolina - Apex Tool Group
- TB Kawashima USA Inc.
- Kershaw Health
- McCall Farms
- SC Dept. of Employment & Workforce
- Goodwill Industries of Lower SC
- Spartanburg County Adult Education
- Barnet Polymers LLC
- Modern Turf
- BeWell Home Services
Alston Builders
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