Gregg, Texas
Gregg County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2015
Maintained 1: Dec 2017
Maintained 2: Oct 2020
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Gregg 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 3 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
10 percent of employers increase engagement - 1 points
Provide a testimonial or case study - 1 points
Provide Best Practice Presentation at State Organization Event - 0.5 points
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 712 | 149 | 429 | 126 | 8 | 0 |
College | 348 | 25 | 176 | 105 | 42 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1580 | 213 | 659 | 491 | 217 | + |
Public | 974 | 182 | 535 | 218 | 39 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 43 | 14 | 24 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 3192 | 738 | 1785 | 573 | 96 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6870 | 1324 | 3622 | 1520 | 404 | 7 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 712 | 149 | 429 | 126 | 8 | 0 |
College | 348 | 25 | 176 | 105 | 42 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1580 | 213 | 659 | 491 | 217 | + |
Public | 974 | 182 | 535 | 218 | 39 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 43 | 14 | 24 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 3192 | 738 | 1785 | 573 | 96 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6870 | 1324 | 3622 | 1520 | 404 | 7 |
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 Mar 31, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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Emerging | 1632 | 1060 |
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Current |
1735 | 2558 |
Transitioning | 3255 | 3251 |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | 8 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
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Employers Supporting | 333 | 1 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 103 | 37 | 9 | |
Silver | 81 | 8 | ||
Gold | 2 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Gregg County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Longview EDC at Kilgore College Longview
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Kilgore College - Kilgore
Participating High Schools
These Gregg County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Longview High School
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Pine Tree High School
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Kilgore High School
Contact Us
For more information on Gregg County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Longview EDC
903-753-7878
Employers in Gregg County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Kilgore College
- Longview Independent School District
- AEP/SWEPCO
- American HomePatient Longview SSC
- Komatsu
- Workforce Solutions East Texas
- Smurfit Kappa Bates Container Inc
- Jim Bartlett Fine Jewelry
- Longview Chamber of Commerce
- General Cable
- INDEVCO Plastics Longview
- RLM General Contractors
- Zeftronics
- Kelly Services
- The Made-Rite Company
- Citizen Shipper
- Norris Cylinder
- Sam Dunn Enterprises Inc.
- National Coil Company
- Spherion Staffing
- Kilgore Chamber of Commerce
- WeldCal LLC
- Closure Systems International
- Eastman Chemical Company - Texas
Operations - Magnolia Ridge Apartments
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