1
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Western North Carolina Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.2
|
2
|
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.96
|
3
|
Asheville, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.92
|
4
|
Central North Carolina Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
0.83
|
5
|
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.74
|
6
|
Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.73
|
7
|
Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.7
|
8
|
Wilmington, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.68
|
9
|
North Carolina
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.6
|
10
|
Greenville, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.57
|
11
|
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.55
|
12
|
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.55
|
13
|
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.52
|
14
|
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.52
|
15
|
Fayetteville, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.47
|
16
|
Eastern North Carolina Balance of State
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.46
|
17
|
Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.44
|
18
|
Burlington, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.4
|
19
|
Goldsboro, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.39
|
20
|
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.36
|