| 1 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 2.03 | 
| 2 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area | Above average opportunities | 1.36 | 
| 3 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.29 | 
| 4 | Peoria, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.2 | 
| 5 | Rockford, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.17 | 
| 6 | Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 1.09 | 
| 7 | South Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.99 | 
| 8 | Decatur, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.89 | 
| 9 | West Central Illinois Balance of State | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 10 | Kankakee, IL Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.74 | 
| 11 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area | Average opportunities | 0.73 | 
| 12 | Illinois | Average opportunities | 0.72 | 
| 13 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.7 | 
| 14 | Springfield, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.69 | 
| 15 | Northwest Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.61 | 
| 16 | East Central Illinois Balance of State | Below average opportunities | 0.56 | 
| 17 | Bloomington, IL Metro Area | Below average opportunities | 0.29 |