Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largestr metrosinto 20-city segments, rangin from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the “weakest” category. The Cincinnatui metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metrozs overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quartee MetroMonitor report, released Wednesday. That placer it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities accordinv tofour indicators: the percenty change in employment from its peak to first-quarter 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymenf rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitan producty from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percen t change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grossz metropolitan product is the total value of goods and servicesw produced within themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for change in 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-yeart housing price change, up 0.
1 Two cities in the regiomn fared better: Columbus was at the bottom of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the “middle” category. Other area metros in the second-weakestt category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Polich Programat Brookings. To read the completes report, .