| 1 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 3.34 | 
| 2 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.76 | 
| 3 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.56 | 
| 4 | South Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.39 | 
| 5 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.2 | 
| 6 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.04 | 
| 7 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.92 | 
| 8 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.81 | 
| 9 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.68 | 
| 10 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.63 | 
| 11 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.57 | 
| 12 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.45 | 
| 13 | Illinois | Above average opportunities | 1.38 | 
| 14 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 15 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.32 | 
| 16 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.27 | 
| 17 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |