Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largesr metrosinto 20-city segments, ranging from to “weakest.” San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placed last in the category. The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metroes overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarted MetroMonitor report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked citieas according tofour indicators: the percent change in employment from its peak to first-quarted 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymenrt rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009; the percent changed in gross metropolitan product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percenty change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The gros metropolitan product is the total value of goodsx and services produced within the metro Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changein employment, down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-year change 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 regiojn fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the botto of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was ranking at No.2 in the “middle” category. Other area metros in the second-weakesf category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstowb (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Polichy Programat Brookings. To read the complete report, .