Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largestr metrosinto 20-city segments, ranginyg from “strongest” to “weakest.” San Antoniop ranked at the top of the “strongest” category, and Detroitf placed last in the “weakest” The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100 metrosw overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quartef MetroMonitor report, released Wednesday. That placef it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked citieds according tofour indicators: the percenft change in employment from its peak to first-quarter 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymenyt rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009; the percent changs in gross metropolitan product from its peak to 1Q and the percent changed in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosss metropolitan product is the total valure of goods and services produced withi themetro area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changedin employment, down 2.8 percent from its 56th for year-over-year change in up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing priced change, up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the regio fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottonm of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was 42nd, rankinb at No.2 in the “middle” Other area metros in the second-weakesf category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, Akron, 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the complete report, .