| 1 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.55 | 
| 2 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.4 | 
| 3 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 4 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 5 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.15 | 
| 6 | Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 7 | Jacksonville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 8 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 9 | Goldsboro, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 10 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 11 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.68 | 
| 12 | Fayetteville, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 13 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 14 | Burlington, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.58 | 
| 15 | Eastern North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.58 | 
| 16 | Greenville, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 17 | Western North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 18 | Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.44 | 
| 19 | Central North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.32 | 
| 20 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |