| 1 | St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.37 | 
| 2 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.29 | 
| 3 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.92 | 
| 4 | Columbia, MO Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.78 | 
| 5 | Missouri | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 6 | Springfield, MO Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.65 | 
| 7 | Jefferson City, MO Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.57 | 
| 8 | Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 9 | Central Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.48 | 
| 10 | Southeast Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.4 | 
| 11 | Southwest Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.29 | 
| 12 | North Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.19 | 
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | No data available | No data available |