| 1 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.22 | 
| 2 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.13 | 
| 3 | Missouri | Average opportunities | 1.12 | 
| 4 | St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.79 | 
| 5 | Springfield, MO Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.67 | 
| 6 | Jefferson City, MO Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.55 | 
| 7 | North Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.54 | 
| 8 | Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.52 | 
| 9 | Southeast Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.44 | 
| 10 | Columbia, MO Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.41 | 
| 11 | Southwest Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.39 | 
| 12 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.36 | 
| 13 | Central Missouri Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.31 |