|
1
|
Wilmington, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.85
|
|
2
|
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.53
|
|
3
|
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.49
|
|
4
|
Western North Carolina Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.48
|
|
5
|
Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.37
|
|
6
|
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.34
|
|
7
|
Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.33
|
|
8
|
North Carolina
|
Average opportunities
|
1.24
|
|
9
|
Asheville, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.21
|
|
10
|
Goldsboro, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.19
|
|
11
|
Eastern North Carolina Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.17
|
|
12
|
Greenville, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.15
|
|
13
|
Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.12
|
|
14
|
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.1
|
|
15
|
Central North Carolina Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.08
|
|
16
|
Fayetteville, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1
|
|
17
|
Burlington, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.96
|
|
18
|
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.91
|
|
19
|
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.74
|
|
20
|
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.64
|