Cincinnati ranked

The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-cityg segments, ranging from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antoniio ranked at the top of the “strongest” category, and Detroi t placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metros just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonitodr report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked citieds according tofour indicators: the percent change in employmenrt from its peak to first-quarter the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitan producy from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percent change in housinfg prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The groszs metropolitan product is the total value of goodas and services produced within the metro Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changerin employment, down 2.8 percent from its 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 percent; and 37th for year-over-yeadr housing price change, up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the regionj fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottom of the “second-strongest” Indianapolis was 42nd, ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstowbn (88th) and Toledo both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be publishes quarterly, according to the Metropolitan Policy Prograjat Brookings. To read the complete .

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