| 1 | Fayetteville, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.87 | 
| 2 | Eastern North Carolina Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.27 | 
| 3 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.09 | 
| 4 | Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 5 | Greenville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.21 | 
| 6 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.16 | 
| 7 | Jacksonville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 8 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.02 | 
| 9 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 1.01 | 
| 10 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.99 | 
| 11 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.88 | 
| 12 | Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 13 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 14 | Burlington, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 15 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 16 | Goldsboro, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 17 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.49 | 
| 18 | Central North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.45 | 
| 19 | Western North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.37 | 
| 20 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |