| 1 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.49 | 
| 2 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.45 | 
| 3 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.16 | 
| 4 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 5 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 6 | Illinois | Below average opportunities | 0.57 | 
| 7 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 8 | South Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.36 | 
| 9 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.34 | 
| 10 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 11 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 12 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 13 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |