Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largest metroxsinto 20-city segments, ranging from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonip ranked at the top of the “strongest” and Detroit placed last in the category. The Cincinnati metropolitan area rankec 62 of 100metros overall, just behind Minneapolis, accordinhg to the first-quarter MetroMonitor report, released That placed it at No. 2 in the “second-weakest” citieas category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities accordinh tofour indicators: the percent change in employmenf from its peak to first-quarter the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitaj product from its peak to 1Q and the percent change in housingh prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The groszs metropolitan product is the total value of gooda and services produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changsin employment, down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-year changwe in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing price up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the region fared Columbuswas 40th, at the bottom of the category. Indianapolis was 42nd, ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakesft category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, 65th; 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown (88th) and Toledi (91st) both fell into the “weakest” The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, accordinvg to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the complets report, .