1
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Laredo, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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5.52
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2
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Border Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
4.13
|
3
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El Paso, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.88
|
4
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.44
|
5
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.98
|
6
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Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
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Average opportunities
|
1.19
|
7
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Waco, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.16
|
8
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Texas
|
Average opportunities
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1.13
|
9
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.12
|
10
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Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.08
|
11
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.03
|
12
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Midland, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.96
|
13
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San Angelo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.95
|
14
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.90
|
15
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Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.90
|
16
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Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
0.82
|
17
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West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
0.80
|
18
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College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.78
|
19
|
Abilene, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.78
|
20
|
Lubbock, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.76
|
21
|
Amarillo, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.70
|
22
|
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.70
|
23
|
Longview, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.68
|
24
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North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.61
|
25
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Tyler, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.60
|
26
|
Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.59
|
27
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Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.57
|
28
|
Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.50
|
29
|
Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.48
|
30
|
Victoria, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.41
|
31
|
Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.39
|
32
|
Odessa, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.36
|