1
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South Illinois Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.78
|
2
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Carbondale-Marion, IL Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.54
|
3
|
Northwest Illinois Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.39
|
4
|
East Central Illinois Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
1.18
|
5
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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.16
|
6
|
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.08
|
7
|
St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.98
|
8
|
West Central Illinois Balance of State
|
Average opportunities
|
0.97
|
9
|
Danville, IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.81
|
10
|
Decatur, IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.81
|
11
|
Kankakee, IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.76
|
12
|
Peoria, IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.71
|
13
|
Bloomington, IL Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.71
|
14
|
Illinois
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.66
|
15
|
Rockford, IL Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.64
|
16
|
Springfield, IL Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.60
|
17
|
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.59
|
18
|
Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.51
|