Sullivan, Tennessee
Sullivan County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Nov 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: May 2017
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 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 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 | 1711 | 317 | 535 | 454 | 405 | 0 |
| College | 224 | 6 | 58 | 110 | 50 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 1563 | 89 | 345 | 639 | 490 | 0 |
| Public | 580 | 57 | 162 | 224 | 137 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 667 | 81 | 190 | 233 | 163 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 14 | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 156 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4842 | 572 | 1322 | 1686 | 1262 | + | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 1711 | 317 | 535 | 454 | 405 | 0 |
| College | 224 | 6 | 58 | 110 | 50 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 1563 | 89 | 345 | 639 | 490 | 0 |
| Public | 580 | 57 | 162 | 224 | 137 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 12 | + | 8 | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 667 | 81 | 190 | 233 | 163 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 14 | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 156 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4842 | 572 | 1322 | 1686 | 1262 | + | |
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 Nov 30, 2025
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Emerging | 1384 | 1935 |
|
✓
Current |
136 | 2143 |
| Transitioning | 725 | 689 |
| 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 | 56 | 30 | 10 | |
| Silver | 248 | 23 | ||
| Gold | 154 | |||
Employers in Sullivan County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Friendship Enterprises
- Brock Services
Eastman
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce
- TriCities Airport Authority
- Healthy Kingsport
- T E C Industrial
Family Promise of Greater Kingsport
- CASA for Kids Inc.
- Girls Incorporated
- Bristol Motor Speedway LLC
Spherion Staffing
- McInturff Milligan and Brooks
- TC-MAC (TriCities Military Affairs)
- American Greetings Manufacturing
Sweet Snaps Photography
- Bluestone Label Co.
- Master Model Craft Inc
- Bill Gatton Automotive Group
- Bristol's Promise: Youth Networking
Alliance - Silver Angels
- Girls Incorporated of Bristol
- Johnson City School District
Cerdia, Primester
- Appalachian Opportunity Fund
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