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1
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Northwest Alabama Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
14.43
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| 
2
 | 
Northeast Alabama Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
5.61
 | 
| 
3
 | 
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.21
 | 
| 
4
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Dothan, AL Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.08
 | 
| 
5
 | 
Alabama
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.79
 | 
| 
6
 | 
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.7
 | 
| 
7
 | 
Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.38
 | 
| 
8
 | 
Montgomery, AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
 | 
1.33
 | 
| 
9
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Birmingham, AL Metro Area
 | 
Average opportunities
 | 
1.02
 | 
| 
10
 | 
Mobile, AL Metro Area
 | 
Average opportunities
 | 
0.87
 | 
| 
11
 | 
Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area
 | 
Average opportunities
 | 
0.85
 | 
| 
12
 | 
Southeast Alabama Balance of State
 | 
Average opportunities
 | 
0.84
 | 
| 
13
 | 
Huntsville, AL Metro Area
 | 
Average opportunities
 | 
0.74
 | 
| 
14
 | 
Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area
 | 
Below average opportunities
 | 
0.64
 | 
| 
15
 | 
Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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| 
16
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Southwest Alabama Balance of State
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No data available
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No data available
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| 
17
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Decatur, AL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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18
 | 
Gadsden, AL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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