| 1 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.98 | 
| 2 | Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.97 | 
| 3 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.96 | 
| 4 | Wilmington, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 5 | Fayetteville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 6 | Western North Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 7 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.87 | 
| 8 | North Carolina | Average opportunities | 0.81 | 
| 9 | Asheville, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 10 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.76 | 
| 11 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 12 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 13 | Central North Carolina Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 14 | Jacksonville, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 15 | Burlington, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 16 | Eastern North Carolina Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.6 | 
| 17 | Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.57 | 
| 18 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.46 | 
| 19 | Greenville, NC Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.39 | 
| 20 | Goldsboro, NC Metro Area | No data available | No data available |