| 1 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.88 | 
| 2 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 3 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.08 | 
| 4 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 5 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 6 | Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 7 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 8 | Western North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.68 | 
| 9 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 10 | Fayetteville, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 11 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.57 | 
| 12 | Central North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.35 | 
| 13 | Eastern North Carolina Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Greenville, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Goldsboro, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 18 | Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 19 | Jacksonville, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 20 | Burlington, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |