| 1 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 3.29 | 
| 2 | South Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.4 | 
| 3 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.33 | 
| 4 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.21 | 
| 5 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.05 | 
| 6 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.93 | 
| 7 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.85 | 
| 8 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.83 | 
| 9 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.63 | 
| 10 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.52 | 
| 11 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.23 | 
| 12 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 13 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.95 | 
| 14 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 15 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.71 | 
| 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 |