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          Employment Concentration of Firefighters in Illinois

          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Northwest Illinois Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.51
          2 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.45
          3 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.44
          4 Illinois Above average opportunities 1.36
          5 Rockford, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.34
          6 Peoria, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.32
          7 Kankakee, IL Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.32
          8 West Central Illinois Balance of State Average opportunities 1.29
          9 South Illinois Balance of State Average opportunities 1.21
          10 Decatur, IL Metro Area Average opportunities 1.14
          11 Springfield, IL Metro Area Average opportunities 1.07
          12 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area Average opportunities 1.02
          13 St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area Average opportunities 0.9
          14 Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area Average opportunities 0.9
          15 Bloomington, IL Metro Area Average opportunities 0.87
          16 East Central Illinois Balance of State Average opportunities 0.74
          17 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area No data available No data available