| 1 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.86 | 
| 2 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.97 | 
| 3 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.96 | 
| 4 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.61 | 
| 5 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 1.16 | 
| 6 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 7 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 8 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.8 | 
| 9 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 10 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 11 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 12 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 13 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.66 | 
| 14 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 15 | South Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.45 | 
| 16 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.44 | 
| 17 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |