| 1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.93 | 
| 2 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.86 | 
| 3 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.73 | 
| 4 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 5 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 6 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 7 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 8 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.27 | 
| 9 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.23 | 
| 10 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.2 | 
| 11 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.18 | 
| 12 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 13 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | South Illinois Balance of State | No data available | No data available |