1
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Northwest Virginia Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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2.62
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2
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Northeast Virginia Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.90
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3
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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.55
|
4
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Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.54
|
5
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Charlottesville, VA Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.48
|
6
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Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.38
|
7
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.34
|
8
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Southside Virginia Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.22
|
9
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Roanoke, VA Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.13
|
10
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Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.12
|
11
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Southwest Virginia Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.12
|
12
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Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.06
|
13
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Virginia
|
Average opportunities
|
1.02
|
14
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Lynchburg, VA Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.96
|
15
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Richmond, VA Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.87
|
16
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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.78
|