Washington, Tennessee
Washington 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 2024
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Washington 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 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Washington
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
| Emerging | High School | 670 | 76 | 217 | 214 | 163 | 0 |
| College | 127 | + | 24 | 58 | 42 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 654 | 41 | 119 | 269 | 225 | 0 |
| Public | 211 | 27 | 55 | 78 | 51 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 270 | 38 | 92 | 79 | 61 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 154 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2017 | 196 | 530 | 726 | 565 | + | |
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
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| Emerging | High School | 670 | 76 | 217 | 214 | 163 | 0 |
| College | 127 | + | 24 | 58 | 42 | 0 | |
| Current | Private | 654 | 41 | 119 | 269 | 225 | 0 |
| Public | 211 | 27 | 55 | 78 | 51 | 0 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | 0 | + | + | + | 0 |
| Unemployed | 270 | 38 | 92 | 79 | 61 | + | |
| Recent Veteran | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | |
| Workforce category not identified | 154 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2017 | 196 | 530 | 726 | 565 | + | |
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 | 251 | 797 |
|
✓
Current |
31 | 865 |
| ✓ Transitioning | 228 | 279 |
| Workforce category not identified | 77 | 77 |
| Workforce | Total |
|---|---|
| Employers Supporting | 73 |
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Earned | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 20 | 11 | 3 | |
| Silver | 75 | 16 | ||
| Gold | 54 | |||
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Washington County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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First Tn Development District
Participating High Schools
These Washington County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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David Crockett
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Daniel Boone
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Science Hill High School
Contact Us
For more information on Washington County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
First Tn Development District
423-928-0224
Employers in Washington County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- LMR Plastics
- Kelly Services
- A.O. Smith
- Cooper Standard
- Milligan College
- Nuclear Fuel Services Inc
- Elizabethton City Schools
- Dunham & Deitel Wealth Management
- Pinepalms Management LLC
- The Chamber of Commerce serving Johnson
City-Jonesborough-Washington County - Johnson City School District
- Nakatetsu Machining Technologies
- Meade Tractor
- Hands On Discovery Center
Industrial Electronics Services Inc.
- FWG Special Springs Inc.
- BrightRidge
- Office Depot
- HEXPOL Compounding LLC
- Hotel Management Services Inc.
- Washington County Emergency
Communications - HomeTrust Bank
- Appalachian Opportunity Fund
- Crown Laboratories
- Industrial Electronics Services Inc.
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