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Wilkes, North Carolina
Wilkes 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: Dec 2016
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Wilkes 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 0 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 4684 | 1035 | 2225 | 1100 | 324 |
College | 48 | 10 | 28 | 8 | + | |
Current | Private | 91 | 19 | 42 | 26 | + |
Public | 98 | 23 | 56 | 19 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 9 | 28 | 5 | + |
Unemployed | 632 | 162 | 335 | 115 | 20 | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | + | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1322 | 191 | 231 | 138 | 62 | |
Totals | 6265 | 1452 | 2945 | 1413 | 416 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 4684 | 1035 | 2225 | 1100 | 324 |
College | 48 | 10 | 28 | 8 | + | |
Current | Private | 91 | 19 | 42 | 26 | + |
Public | 98 | 23 | 56 | 19 | 0 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 46 | 9 | 28 | 5 | + |
Unemployed | 632 | 162 | 335 | 115 | 20 | |
Recent Veteran | 10 | + | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 1322 | 191 | 231 | 138 | 62 | |
Totals | 6265 | 1452 | 2945 | 1413 | 416 |
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 | 418 | 4732 |
✓
Current |
66 | 189 |
✓ Transitioning | 653 | 683 |
Workforce category not identified | 661 | 661 |
Workforce | Goals | Actual |
---|---|---|
Employers Supporting | 68 | 56 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not Earned | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bronze | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Silver | 9 | 1 | ||
Gold | 2 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Wilkes County where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Wilkes Community College
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Wilkes EDC
Contact Us
For more information on Wilkes County's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Wilkes EDC
336-838-1402
Employers in Wilkes County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Wilkes County Schools
- Town of North Wilkesboro
- B. Lovette Family LLC dba Foothills Auto
Spa - Wilkes Communications / RiverStreet
Networks - Wilkes Community College
- Ashe Memorial Hospital
- The Insurance Place
- Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC
- InfusionPoints
- Carolina West Wireless
- Lydall Thermal/Acoustical Inc.
- Chetola Mountain Resort
- Worldwide Protective Products
- US Chemical Storage
- Foothills Sanitation
- Johnston Casuals
- ECMD Inc.
- The Northwest Company
- Jimmie Johnson Heating and Air
- Wilkes County Health Department
- Empire Chrysler Dodge Jeep
- Empire Chevrolet Buick
- Fredom Auto LLC
- Vulcan Materials Company
- Vulcan Materials Company
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