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1
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Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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5.58
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| 
2
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Anniston-Oxford, AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
 | 
1.77
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| 
3
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Montgomery, AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
 | 
1.56
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4
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Alabama
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Above average opportunities
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1.48
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| 
5
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Birmingham, AL Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.43
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| 
6
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Mobile, AL Metro Area
 | 
Average opportunities
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1.27
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| 
7
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Southeast Alabama Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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1.24
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| 
8
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Huntsville, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.22
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| 
9
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Southwest Alabama Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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1.16
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| 
10
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Gadsden, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
 | 
1.1
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| 
11
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Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area
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Average opportunities
 | 
0.76
 | 
| 
12
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Northwest Alabama Balance of State
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Below average opportunities
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0.64
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| 
13
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Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.54
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| 
14
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Northeast Alabama Balance of State
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Below average opportunities
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0.42
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| 
15
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Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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16
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Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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17
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Decatur, AL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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18
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Dothan, AL Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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