How much opportunity is in your economy for workers without a four-year degree?

College-educated workers typically have greater success in the labor market than do workers without a bachelor’s degree (hereafter “sub-baccalaureate workers”), as measured by both earnings and rates of employment. In light of research indicating a “polarization” of the labor market with an increase of higher- and lower-wage jobs and a decline in middle-wage jobs, it is worth asking this question: Do certain regional economies offer greater opportunity than others for the more than two-thirds of adults without a bachelor’s degree?