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          Employment Concentration of Firefighters in Virginia

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          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.7
          2 Roanoke, VA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.58
          3 Richmond, VA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.37
          4 Northwest Virginia Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.35
          5 Northeast Virginia Balance of State Average opportunities 1.29
          6 Virginia Average opportunities 1.22
          7 Lynchburg, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.21
          8 Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.21
          9 Southwest Virginia Balance of State Average opportunities 1.13
          10 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area Average opportunities 1.09
          11 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.03
          12 Charlottesville, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.03
          13 Southside Virginia Balance of State Average opportunities 1
          14 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 0.73
          15 Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.6
          16 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.35