Sweetwater, Wyoming
Sweetwater County is a participating Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in earning their certified status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
88 %
of goals attainedProgress Towards Goals
Sweetwater is actively participating in the Work Ready program. To become a Certified Work Ready Community, they must prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees. Requirements include:
- Having economic development advocates receive training at a Work Ready Bootcamp.
- Help members of the community's current, emerging and transitioning workforce earn National Career Readiness Certificates.
- Generate support among private and public employers in the community for hiring people who have earned an NCRC.
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
|
Emerging | High School | 36 | 9 | 25 | + | 0 | 0 |
College | 65 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 5 | |
Current | Private | 543 | 34 | 271 | 186 | 52 | 30 |
Public | 257 | 39 | 146 | 63 | 9 | 23 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 410 | 38 | 230 | 123 | 19 | 23 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1324 | 132 | 709 | 397 | 86 | 81 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
||||||
Emerging | High School | 36 | 9 | 25 | + | 0 | 0 |
College | 65 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 5 | |
Current | Private | 543 | 34 | 271 | 186 | 52 | 30 |
Public | 257 | 39 | 146 | 63 | 9 | 23 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 9 | + | + | + | + | 0 |
Unemployed | 410 | 38 | 230 | 123 | 19 | 23 | |
Recent Veteran | 8 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1324 | 132 | 709 | 397 | 86 | 81 |
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 Jun 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
---|---|---|
Emerging | 156 | 106 |
✓
Current |
37 | 853 |
✓ Transitioning | 165 | 446 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 85 | 105 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Silver | 2 | 0 | ||
Gold | 0 |
Employers in Sweetwater County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Western Wyoming Community College
- Blue Door Services
- United Way of Southwest Wyoming
- Halliburton
- Solvay Chemicals Inc.
- Wyo Radio
- Rouse Properties Inc
- City of Green River
- Commerce Bank of Wyoming
- Sweetwater Trophies
- Elwood Staffing
Little Bear Motel
Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport
- Aspen Mountain Medical Center
- Sweetwater County Library System
- Food Bank of Sweetwater County
- Brokerage Southwest
- Plaza Mall Shopping Center
- La Quinta Inn
- Able Hands
- Addicted Performace Diesel
- Like Skills in wyoming
- Santa Fe Southwest Grill
- 9 Iron Italian Grill
- Escape Day Spa & Boutique
Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Learn Why It’s Important (PDF) Join The List Denotes this employers recommends job candidates have a Workkeys Certificate. Other employers recognize when job candidates hold a certificate.