Cincinnati ranked

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The report divided the 100 largest metrosinto 20-city segments, ranging from “strongest” to San Antonio ranked at the top of the category, and Detroit placex last in the “weakest” category. The Cincinnat i metropolitan area ranked 62 of 100metros overall, just behin Minneapolis, according to the first-quartefr MetroMonitor report, released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked citiesw according tofour indicators: the percent changd in employment from its peak to first-quartee 2009; the percentage change in the unemploymentt rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009; the percen t change in gross metropolitan product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percentg change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grosxs metropolitan product is the total value of goode and services produced within themetrio area. Cincinnati ranked 50th of 100 for changdin employment, down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-yeard 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 regioj fared better: Columbus was 40th, at the botton of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was 42nd, ranking at No.2 in the category. Other area metros in the second-weakest category included Cleveland, Louisville, 65th; Akron, 74th; and 79th. Youngstown (88th) and Toledo (91st) both fell into the category. The MetroMonitor will be published according to the Metropolitan Policy Program at To read thecomplete report, .