| 
1
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Central Kentucky Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
5.12
 | 
| 
2
 | 
West Kentucky Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
5.12
 | 
| 
3
 | 
East Kentucky Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
3.66
 | 
| 
4
 | 
South Central Kentucky Balance of State
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
3.55
 | 
| 
5
 | 
Bowling Green, KY Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
3.11
 | 
| 
6
 | 
Kentucky
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.81
 | 
| 
7
 | 
Owensboro, KY Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.38
 | 
| 
8
 | 
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.23
 | 
| 
9
 | 
Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
2.08
 | 
| 
10
 | 
Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.77
 | 
| 
11
 | 
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.73
 | 
| 
12
 | 
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area
 | 
Above average opportunities
 | 
1.48
 | 
| 
13
 | 
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area
 | 
Average opportunities
 | 
1.13
 | 
| 
14
 | 
Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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