1
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Southwest Alabama Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.40
|
2
|
Montgomery, AL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.34
|
3
|
Dothan, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.18
|
4
|
Gadsden, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.09
|
5
|
Northeast Alabama Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.01
|
6
|
Mobile, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1
|
7
|
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.98
|
8
|
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.95
|
9
|
Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.88
|
10
|
Alabama
|
Average opportunities
|
0.86
|
11
|
Decatur, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.85
|
12
|
Southeast Alabama Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
0.85
|
13
|
Northwest Alabama Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
0.80
|
14
|
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.79
|
15
|
Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.73
|
16
|
Huntsville, AL Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.64
|
17
|
Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.58
|
18
|
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.54
|