1
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North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.79
|
2
|
West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.77
|
3
|
Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.77
|
4
|
Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.70
|
5
|
Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.62
|
6
|
Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.52
|
7
|
Victoria, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.50
|
8
|
Abilene, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.49
|
9
|
Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.41
|
10
|
Longview, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.31
|
11
|
Border Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.25
|
12
|
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.25
|
13
|
Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.23
|
14
|
Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.23
|
15
|
Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.22
|
16
|
Laredo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.20
|
17
|
Odessa, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.20
|
18
|
San Angelo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.14
|
19
|
Waco, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.12
|
20
|
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.10
|
21
|
Lubbock, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.08
|
22
|
Tyler, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.02
|
23
|
El Paso, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1
|
24
|
Amarillo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.97
|
25
|
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.91
|
26
|
Texas
|
Average opportunities
|
0.86
|
27
|
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.83
|
28
|
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.78
|
29
|
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.72
|
30
|
Midland, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.69
|
31
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.64
|
32
|
College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.54
|