| 1 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.7 | 
| 2 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.54 | 
| 3 | Kingston, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.47 | 
| 4 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.1 | 
| 5 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 6 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 7 | Central East New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 8 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 9 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 10 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 11 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 12 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 13 | New York | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 15 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Elmira, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area | No data available | No data available |