Sullivan, Tennessee
Sullivan County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jan 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2019
Maintained 1: Jan 2022
Maintained 2: Feb 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Sullivan 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 2 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 2 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Provide Best Practice Presentation at State Organization Event - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Sullivan
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 1722 | 324 | 539 | 454 | 405 | 0 |
| College | 224 | 6 | 58 | 110 | 50 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 1567 | 88 | 347 | 641 | 491 | 0 |
| Public | 589 | 58 | 166 | 226 | 139 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 675 | 85 | 193 | 234 | 163 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 14 | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 156 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4874 | 583 | 1335 | 1691 | 1265 | + | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1722 | 324 | 539 | 454 | 405 | 0 |
| College | 224 | 6 | 58 | 110 | 50 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 1567 | 88 | 347 | 641 | 491 | 0 |
| Public | 589 | 58 | 166 | 226 | 139 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 675 | 85 | 193 | 234 | 163 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 14 | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 156 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4874 | 583 | 1335 | 1691 | 1265 | + | |
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 Jan 31, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 1384 | 1946 |
|
✓
Current |
136 | 2156 |
| Transitioning | 725 | 697 |
| Workforce category not identified | 78 | 78 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 110 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 58 | 31 | 10 | |
| Silver | 248 | 23 | ||
| Gold | 155 | |||
Employers in Sullivan County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Bristol Tennessee Essential Services
- TriCities Airport Authority
- Healthy Kingsport
- Alliance For Business & Training
- United Way of Greater Kingsport
Frontier Health
NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership
- Bell Helicopter
Mullican Flooring
- DTR Tennessee Inc
- McInturff Milligan and Brooks
- Price & Ramey Inc
- Mountain Region Family Medicine
- TC-MAC (TriCities Military Affairs)
- AAA Oriental Rug and Floor Covering
- Town Planner Calendar Tri-Cities
- Kelly Services
- Mountain Empire Anodizing
- Express Employment Professionals
- Greene County Schools
- Silgan Closures
- Family Promise of Bristol
- Tri-Cities Airport
- Reedy & Sykes Architecture and Design
- City of Kingsport
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