Unicoi, Tennessee
Unicoi County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to May 31, 2026
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Jun 2026
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Unicoi 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
Current Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Economic Regions Including Unicoi
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 93 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 16 |
| College | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | + | |
| Current | Private | 67 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 19 |
| Public | 17 | + | 7 | 5 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 39 | + | 16 | 18 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | + | |
| Totals | 235 | 25 | 76 | 90 | 44 | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 93 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 16 |
| College | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | + | |
| Current | Private | 67 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 19 |
| Public | 17 | + | 7 | 5 | + | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 39 | + | 16 | 18 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | 0 | + | |
| Totals | 235 | 25 | 76 | 90 | 44 | |
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, 2026
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | 129 | 109 |
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Current |
43 | 84 |
| Transitioning | 67 | 40 |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 2 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 26 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Silver | 11 | 2 | ||
| Gold | 4 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Unicoi County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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First TN Development Distrct
Participating High Schools
These Unicoi County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Unicoi High School
Contact Us
For more information on Unicoi County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
First TN Development District
423-928-0224
Employers in Unicoi County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Alliance for Business & Training
Frontier Health
Spherion Staffing
Mullican Flooring
- DTR Tennessee Inc
- LMR Plastics
- American Greetings Manufacturing
- Cooper Standard
- City of Johnson City
The Robinette Company
- Milligan College
- Nuclear Fuel Services Inc
- Greene County Schools
- Carter County Schools
- Elizabethton City Schools
- Town of Erwin
- Northeast State Community College
- JTEKT Koyo Corporation of USA
- Meade Tractor
- BrightRidge
- Eastman
- Appalachian Opportunity Fund
Innovate Medical
- Crown Laboratories
- Renfrow Industrial
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
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