Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 larges metrosinto 20-city segments, ranging from to “weakest.” San Antonio rankesd at the top of the “strongest” category, and Detroit placedf last in the “weakest” category. The Cincinnatii metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metros justbehind Minneapolis, accordingh to the first-quarter MetroMonitor report, released That placed it at No. 2 in the “second-weakest” citiex category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartert 2009; the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitan producrt from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percengt change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The gross metropolitan product is the total value of goods and services produced within themetrk area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changewin employment, down 2.8 percent from its 56th for year-over-year change in unemployment, up 3.6 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing price change, up 0.
1 Two cities in the region fared 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-weakesf category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, according to the Metropolitah Policy Program at To read thecomplete report, .