| 1 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 6.59 | 
| 2 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 2.66 | 
| 3 | South Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.54 | 
| 4 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Above average opportunities | 1.44 | 
| 5 | Illinois | Above average opportunities | 1.43 | 
| 6 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.36 | 
| 7 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.33 | 
| 8 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.83 | 
| 9 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 10 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 11 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 12 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 13 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.44 | 
| 14 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 15 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 16 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available | 
| 17 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |