| 1 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.1 | 
| 2 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.1 | 
| 3 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.05 | 
| 4 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.03 | 
| 5 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 1.01 | 
| 6 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 7 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 8 | South Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 9 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 10 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 11 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 12 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.64 | 
| 13 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.5 | 
| 14 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.46 | 
| 15 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |