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The report divided the 100 largesf metrosinto 20-city segments, ranginy from “strongest” 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 100metrosa overall, just behind Minneapolis, according to the first-quarter MetroMonitor released Wednesday. That placed it at No. 2 in the cities category.
MetroMonitor ranked citiee according tofour indicators: the percengt change in employment from its peak to first-quarter the percentage change in the unemploymenrt rate from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009; the percent change in gross metropolita product from its peak to 1Q 2009; and the percen change in housing prices from 1Q 2008 to 1Q 2009. The grossa metropolitan product is the total valu e of goods and services produce d within themetro area. Cincinnatio ranked 50th of 100 for change in down 2.8 percent from its peak; 56th for year-over-yead change in unemployment, up 3.6 percent; 78th for GMP, down 4.4 and 37th for year-over-year housing pricre change, up 0.1 percent.
Two cities in the region faredc better: Columbus was 40th, at the bottomj of the “second-strongest” category. Indianapolis was 42nd, rankingb at No.2 in the “middle” category. Other area metros in the second-weakesty category included Cleveland, 64th; Louisville, 65th; 74th; and Dayton, 79th. Youngstown (88th) and Toled (91st) both fell into the “weakest” category. The MetroMonitor will be publishef quarterly, according to the Metropolitann Policy Program at To read thecomplete .