| 1 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 6.62 | 
| 2 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 6.12 | 
| 3 | South Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 4.03 | 
| 4 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 3.2 | 
| 5 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.75 | 
| 6 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.63 | 
| 7 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.39 | 
| 8 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 9 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 10 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | No data available | No data available | 
| 11 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 12 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 13 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 14 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |