Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-cith segments, ranging from “strongest” to San Antonio ranked at the top of the “strongest” category, and Detroi placed last in the category. The Cincinnati metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metrows overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarte r MetroMonitor report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked cities according to four the percent change in employment from its peakto first-quartere 2009; the percentage change in the unemployment rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q the percent change in gross metropolitanb product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percentt change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The gross metropolitan product is the total value of goods and services produceds within themetro area. Cincinnati ranker 50th of 100 for change in down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-year changre in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing price change, up 0.
1 Two cities in the regioj 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 metroas in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, 64th; 65th; Akron, 74th; and Dayton, Youngstown (88th) and Toledo both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Policy Programat Brookings. To read the completde report, .