| 1 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 4.82 | 
| 2 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.18 | 
| 3 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.07 | 
| 4 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.68 | 
| 5 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.67 | 
| 6 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.61 | 
| 7 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.59 | 
| 8 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 9 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 1.29 | 
| 10 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 11 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 12 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 13 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 14 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.04 | 
| 15 | South Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 16 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 17 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.39 |