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Johnston, North Carolina
Johnston 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 2017
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Johnston 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
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
Emerging | High School | 10750 | 2335 | 5174 | 2463 | 778 |
College | 100 | 14 | 51 | 34 | + | |
Current | Private | 482 | 80 | 258 | 118 | 26 |
Public | 483 | 135 | 245 | 88 | 15 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 10 | 29 | 5 | + |
Unemployed | 1192 | 314 | 675 | 182 | 21 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 5656 | 777 | 814 | 595 | 392 | |
Totals | 15894 | 3665 | 7255 | 3488 | 1236 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 10750 | 2335 | 5174 | 2463 | 778 |
College | 100 | 14 | 51 | 34 | + | |
Current | Private | 482 | 80 | 258 | 118 | 26 |
Public | 483 | 135 | 245 | 88 | 15 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 10 | 29 | 5 | + |
Unemployed | 1192 | 314 | 675 | 182 | 21 | |
Recent Veteran | 26 | 0 | 9 | + | + | |
Workforce category not identified | 5656 | 777 | 814 | 595 | 392 | |
Totals | 15894 | 3665 | 7255 | 3488 | 1236 |
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 |
---|---|---|
✓ Emerging | 657 | 10850 |
✓
Current |
67 | 965 |
✓ Transitioning | 1092 | 1251 |
Workforce category not identified | 2828 | 2828 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 80 | 37 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 50 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Bronze | 80 | 8 | 5 | |
Silver | 9 | 1 | ||
Gold | 1 |
Employers in Johnston County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- JMA Placement, Inc.
- Wayne County Public Schools
- Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency
Inc. - NCWORKS Career Center of Johnston County
- Greater Smithfield-Selma Chamber of
Commerce - Eaton
- Guilford Mills Inc Kenansville
- Princeton High School
- Smithfield-Selma High School
- Sears Contract Inc
- All American Relocation
- Kirlin Carolina's
- Benson Dentistry
- Evans Tire & Automotive Center
- Studio TK
- NC DHHS Vocational Rehabilitation
- 95 & 95 Inc.
- Hudson's Hardware & Outdoor Equipment
- Sleep Inn Garner
- Blackley's Printing & Signs
- Clayton's Behavior Analyst LLC.
- Mac Pass LLC
- Natvar
- McClentic Design
- South River EMC
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