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          Employment Concentration of Lawyers in Virginia

          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area Above average opportunities 3.08
          2 Richmond, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.18
          3 Virginia Average opportunities 0.93
          4 Charlottesville, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 0.71
          5 Roanoke, VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.64
          6 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.62
          7 Southwest Virginia Balance of State Below average opportunities 0.56
          8 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.52
          9 Lynchburg, VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.52
          10 Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.44
          11 Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.42
          12 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.37
          13 Southside Virginia Balance of State Below average opportunities 0.35
          14 Northwest Virginia Balance of State Below average opportunities 0.34
          15 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.32
          16 Northeast Virginia Balance of State Below average opportunities 0.28