Rutherford, Tennessee
Rutherford County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties

Status History:
Certified: May 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Rutherford 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 1 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 2002 | 469 | 602 | 456 | 475 |
College | 63 | + | 22 | 25 | 15 | |
Current | Private | 187 | 57 | 62 | 48 | 20 |
Public | 53 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 8 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 574 | 176 | 220 | 115 | 63 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2886 | 720 | 930 | 655 | 581 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 2002 | 469 | 602 | 456 | 475 |
College | 63 | + | 22 | 25 | 15 | |
Current | Private | 187 | 57 | 62 | 48 | 20 |
Public | 53 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 8 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 5 | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 574 | 176 | 220 | 115 | 63 | |
Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 2886 | 720 | 930 | 655 | 581 |
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, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 1511 | 2065 |
Current |
244 | 240 |
Transitioning | 809 | 581 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
---|---|
Employers Supporting | 155 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Bronze | 53 | 4 | 0 | |
Silver | 38 | 2 | ||
Gold | 36 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Rutherford County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
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TCAT Murfreesboro/Smyrna
Contact Us
For more information on Rutherford County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
615-278-2392
Employers in Rutherford County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Vi-Jon
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Murfreesboro
- Comcast Cable Communications Inc.
- MAHLE Filter Systems North America Inc.
- T G Promotions
- Senior Solutions Home Care
- City of Murfreesboro
- Randstad USA
- Courier Printing an RRD Company
- CSL Plasma
- Ole South Homes
- S & W Contracting Co
- Senior Helpers
- Elam Real Estate
- McGuire Management Group
- AMI Construction
- Coast Personnel Services
- Army National Guard
- Essex Bargain Hunt
- US Coast Guard Recruiting
- US Navy Recruiting
- DESTACO
HG Staffing
- Motion 44 The School
- HD Supply
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