| 1 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.81 | 
| 2 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.54 | 
| 3 | Kingston, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.49 | 
| 4 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.1 | 
| 5 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.05 | 
| 6 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.01 | 
| 7 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.97 | 
| 8 | Central East New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.94 | 
| 9 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.85 | 
| 10 | New York | Above average opportunities | 1.84 | 
| 11 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.71 | 
| 12 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.67 | 
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.59 | 
| 14 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.57 | 
| 15 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.55 | 
| 16 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Elmira, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available |