| 1 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.48 | 
| 2 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.24 | 
| 3 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 1.18 | 
| 4 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 5 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 6 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.11 | 
| 7 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.06 | 
| 8 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.94 | 
| 9 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.77 | 
| 10 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 11 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.59 | 
| 12 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.49 | 
| 13 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.45 | 
| 14 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.39 | 
| 15 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.38 | 
| 16 | South Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.31 | 
| 17 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |