| 1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.76 | 
| 2 | Illinois | Above average opportunities | 1.62 | 
| 3 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 4 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.28 | 
| 5 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 6 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 7 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 8 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 9 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1 | 
| 10 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.98 | 
| 11 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.91 | 
| 12 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 13 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 14 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 15 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 16 | South Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 17 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |