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          Employment Concentration of Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Illinois

          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Kankakee, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.63
          2 Northwest Illinois Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.42
          3 East Central Illinois Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.42
          4 Peoria, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.38
          5 Rockford, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.36
          6 Springfield, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.34
          7 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.31
          8 West Central Illinois Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.3
          9 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Average opportunities 1.1
          10 Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Average opportunities 1.09
          11 St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area Average opportunities 1.06
          12 Bloomington, IL Metro Area Average opportunities 1.05
          13 Illinois Average opportunities 1.02
          14 Decatur, IL Metro Area Average opportunities 0.98
          15 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area Average opportunities 0.96
          16 South Illinois Balance of State Average opportunities 0.87
          17 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.54