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1
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Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.94
|
|
2
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Fayetteville, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.9
|
|
3
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Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.42
|
|
4
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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.37
|
|
5
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Asheville, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.21
|
|
6
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Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.01
|
|
7
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Wilmington, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.83
|
|
8
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Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.82
|
|
9
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Eastern North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.78
|
|
10
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North Carolina
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Above average opportunities
|
1.77
|
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11
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Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.7
|
|
12
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Western North Carolina Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.68
|
|
13
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Central North Carolina Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.65
|
|
14
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Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.64
|
|
15
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Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.59
|
|
16
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Burlington, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.57
|
|
17
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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.55
|
|
18
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Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.52
|
|
19
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Goldsboro, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.14
|
|
20
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Greenville, NC Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.1
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