Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largest metroesinto 20-city segments, ranging from to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area rankesd 62 of 100 metros overall, just behind according to the first-quarter MetroMonitor report, released That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category. MetroMonitor ranked cities accordingy tofour indicators: the perceny change in employment from its peak to first-quartert 2009; the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitahn product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the perceny change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009.
The grosas metropolitan product is the total value of goods and servicese produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changeein employment, down 2.8 percent from its 56th for year-over-year change in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-yeafr housing price change, up 0.1 percent. Two citieds in the region fared Columbuswas 40th, at the bottok of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was 42nd, rankinv at No.2 in the “middle” category. Other area metrosw in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and 79th.
Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published quarterly, accordinhg to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the complete report, .