1
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Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.85
|
2
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North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.72
|
3
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Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.59
|
4
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Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.52
|
5
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.51
|
6
|
Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.34
|
7
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Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.31
|
8
|
Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.27
|
9
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Longview, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.23
|
10
|
Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.22
|
11
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Tyler, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.17
|
12
|
Amarillo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.12
|
13
|
Abilene, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.11
|
14
|
West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.07
|
15
|
Victoria, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.06
|
16
|
Waco, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.05
|
17
|
San Angelo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.02
|
18
|
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.99
|
19
|
Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.94
|
20
|
Lubbock, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.92
|
21
|
El Paso, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.91
|
22
|
Texas
|
Average opportunities
|
0.91
|
23
|
College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.88
|
24
|
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.87
|
25
|
Odessa, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.84
|
26
|
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.83
|
27
|
Laredo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.83
|
28
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.83
|
29
|
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.78
|
30
|
Border Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
0.78
|
31
|
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.69
|
32
|
Midland, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.55
|