| 1 | Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.29 | 
| 2 | Southwest New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.08 | 
| 3 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.84 | 
| 4 | Glens Falls, NY Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.83 | 
| 5 | Capital/Northern New York Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.42 | 
| 6 | Syracuse, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.26 | 
| 7 | New York | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 8 | Ithaca, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 9 | Binghamton, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 10 | Rochester, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.84 | 
| 11 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 12 | Central East New York Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 13 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 14 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 15 | Kingston, 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 |