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1
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Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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2.45
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2
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Central North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
2.05
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3
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Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.99
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4
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Eastern North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.7
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5
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Greenville, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.7
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6
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Western North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.54
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|
7
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Fayetteville, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.45
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|
8
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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.21
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|
9
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Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.19
|
|
10
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Goldsboro, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
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1.13
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11
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Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.09
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12
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North Carolina
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Average opportunities
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1.02
|
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13
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Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.96
|
|
14
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Burlington, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.93
|
|
15
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Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.89
|
|
16
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Wilmington, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.86
|
|
17
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Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.84
|
|
18
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.72
|
|
19
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Asheville, NC Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.72
|
|
20
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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.63
|