| 1 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.49 | 
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 3 | New York | Average opportunities | 1.25 | 
| 4 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 5 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 6 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 7 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 8 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 9 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 10 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 11 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 12 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.5 | 
| 13 | Central East New York Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.49 | 
| 14 | Kingston, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.46 | 
| 15 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.45 | 
| 16 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Elmira, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available |