Gregg County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 29, 2024
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Sep 2015
Maintained 1: Dec 2017
Maintained 2: Oct 2020
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.
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 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
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 712 | 149 | 429 | 126 | 8 | 0 |
College | 347 | 25 | 175 | 105 | 42 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1573 | 213 | 658 | 488 | 214 | + |
Public | 970 | 182 | 533 | 217 | 38 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 43 | 14 | 24 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 3187 | 737 | 1784 | 572 | 94 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6853 | 1323 | 3617 | 1515 | 398 | 7 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 712 | 149 | 429 | 126 | 8 | 0 |
College | 347 | 25 | 175 | 105 | 42 | 0 | |
Current | Private | 1573 | 213 | 658 | 488 | 214 | + |
Public | 970 | 182 | 533 | 217 | 38 | + | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 43 | 14 | 24 | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 3187 | 737 | 1784 | 572 | 94 | + | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 16 | + | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 6853 | 1323 | 3617 | 1515 | 398 | 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
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Feb 29, 2024
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
Emerging | 1632 | 1059 |
✓
Current |
1735 | 2547 |
Transitioning | 3255 | 3246 |
Workforce category not identified | 8 | 8 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 333 | 121 |
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 102 | 37 | 9 | |
Silver | 80 | 8 | ||
Gold | 2 |
These are the locations in Gregg County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
Longview EDC at Kilgore College Longview
Kilgore College - Kilgore
These Gregg County high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
Longview High School
Pine Tree High School
Kilgore High School
For more information on Gregg County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Longview EDC
903-753-7878
Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.