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1
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Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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2.53
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2
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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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2.34
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3
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Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.88
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4
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Burlington, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.87
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5
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Central North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.78
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6
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Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.56
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7
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Western North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.44
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8
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Eastern North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.31
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9
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.27
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10
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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.25
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11
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North Carolina
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Average opportunities
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1.25
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12
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Asheville, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.21
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13
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Goldsboro, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.11
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14
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Greenville, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.96
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15
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Wilmington, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.85
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16
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Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.82
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17
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Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.8
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18
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Fayetteville, NC Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.62
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19
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Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.45
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20
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Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.33
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