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

Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jul 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: Sep 2015

4 out of 5
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.

Progress Towards Goals

York 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

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]

Workforce Total
NCRC		 Bronze
NCRC		 Silver
NCRC		 Gold
NCRC		 Platinum
NCRC		 NCRC
Plus
Emerging High School 10221 2118 4862 2739 502 11
College 100 12 60 27 + +
Current Private 901 146 497 218 40 56
Public 529 168 268 86 7 29
Transitioning Adult Education 1278 426 721 119 12 374
Unemployed 2535 721 1356 387 71 224
Recent Veteran 34 8 7 + + +
Workforce category not identified 836 132 179 78 29 0
Totals 15999 3739 7957 3656 664 702
Workforce Total
NCRC
Emerging High School 10221 2118 4862 2739 502 11
College 100 12 60 27 + +
Current Private 901 146 497 218 40 56
Public 529 168 268 86 7 29
Transitioning Adult Education 1278 426 721 119 12 374
Unemployed 2535 721 1356 387 71 224
Recent Veteran 34 8 7 + + +
Workforce category not identified 836 132 179 78 29 0
Totals 15999 3739 7957 3656 664 702

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 Jul 31, 2026

Workforce Goals Actual NCRC
✓ Emerging 899 10334
✓ Current
 76 1515
✓ Transitioning 2332 4431
Workforce category not identified 418 418
Workforce Total
Employers Supporting 133

Improved ACT NCRC

To/From Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
Not Earned 63 14 1 0
Bronze 117 10 1
Silver 24 1
Gold 1

Service Delivery Locations

These are the locations in York County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.

  • Rock Hill Schools Adult & Community Education

  • Tri-District Adult Education

  • York Technical College / twoodard@yorktech.edu

Participating High Schools

These York County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.

  • Northwestern High School

  • Rock Hill High School & South Point High Sch.

  • Ft. Mill High School & Nations Ford High School

  • Clover High School

  • York Comprehensive High School

Contact Us

For more information on York County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:

Rock Hill Schools Adult & Cojmmunity Education

803-981-1375 (Sandy Andrews)

 
 
 

Employers in York County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC

  • gold star icon Meritor
  • Tuscarora Yarns
  • Britax Child Safety
  • Comer Distributing Co. Inc.
  • Quick Tech Machining
  • West Marine
  • MacLean Power Systems
  • Mergent Inc
  • gold star icon First Sun EAP
  • Hutchison Group Inc.
  • Casual Cushion Corporation
  • York County Economic Development
  • gold star icon ARCpoint Labs
  • Ferrara Buist LLC
  • York County Gov.
  • Burris Legal Group
  • Sun Stoppers West
  • Piedmont Medical Center
  • gold star icon Stanley Black and Decker
  • gold star icon Rock Hill Schools York Dist. 3
  • City of Rock Hill
  • LABOR FINDERS
  • CATAWBA INDIAN NATION
  • 1ST IN-HOME CARE PROVIDER
  • Cleaning Superheroes

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