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’s MetroMonitor, which will be released on a quarterl basis whilethe U.S. economy recovers, rankz the metros based on sixkey employment, unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housinv prices and foreclosure rates. Dayton scored rankec No. 90 for employment, down 7 percent from its versusa 2.7 percent slide on a national It ranked No. 89 for employment drops in thefirst quarter, slumping 2 compared to a 1.2 percentg dip in the nation. Unemployment sat at 11.1 percent in the Daytobn metro, compared to 8.8 percent nationally. Wages in the Daytonn area shrankby 0.1 compared to a 0.4 percentr national spike. Dayton outshined the nation inhousing prices; creeping up 0.
3 percent compared to a 6.9 percent drop in the rest of the The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public polichy organization based in Washington, D.C. The top performint metro in the first quarter wasSan Texas. The bottom position belongeds to Detroit. Locally, Cincinnati ranked at No. 61 and Columbusa ranked No. 40.