| 1 | Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.68 | 
| 2 | Lafayette, LA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.45 | 
| 3 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.06 | 
| 4 | Louisiana | Above average opportunities | 1.95 | 
| 5 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.76 | 
| 6 | Monroe, LA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.75 | 
| 7 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.57 | 
| 8 | Lake Charles, LA Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.57 | 
| 9 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 10 | Central Louisiana Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 11 | Alexandria, LA Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 12 | Southwest Louisiana Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 13 | Hammond, LA Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Northeast Louisiana Balance of State | No data available | No data available |