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1
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Northwest Iowa Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
3.27
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| 
2
 | 
Southeast Iowa Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
3.11
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| 
3
 | 
Southwest Iowa Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.11
 | 
| 
4
 | 
Northeast Iowa Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.03
 | 
| 
5
 | 
Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.99
 | 
| 
6
 | 
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.7
 | 
| 
7
 | 
Iowa
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.57
 | 
| 
8
 | 
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area
 | 
Average opportunities
 | 
0.78
 | 
| 
9
 | 
Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area
 | 
Below average opportunities
 | 
0.67
 | 
| 
10
 | 
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area
 | 
Below average opportunities
 | 
0.59
 | 
| 
11
 | 
Iowa City, IA Metro Area
 | 
No data available
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No data available
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| 
12
 | 
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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| 
13
 | 
Dubuque, IA Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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| 
14
 | 
Ames, IA Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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