1
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Northwest Alabama Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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2.86
|
2
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Northeast Alabama Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
2.23
|
3
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Southeast Alabama Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
2.04
|
4
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Mobile, AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.96
|
5
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Southwest Alabama Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.92
|
6
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Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.83
|
7
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Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.76
|
8
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Decatur, AL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.63
|
9
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Birmingham, AL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.61
|
10
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Alabama
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.54
|
11
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Montgomery, AL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.5
|
12
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Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.45
|
13
|
Gadsden, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.23
|
14
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Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.04
|
15
|
Dothan, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.04
|
16
|
Huntsville, AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.87
|
17
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Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.81
|
18
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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.32
|