| 1 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.27 | 
| 2 | South Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 3 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 4 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 5 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.41 | 
| 6 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.4 | 
| 7 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.35 | 
| 8 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.31 | 
| 9 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.3 | 
| 10 | Illinois | Below average opportunities | 0.29 | 
| 11 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.24 | 
| 12 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 13 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |