WHERE WE RANK


December 15, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

WHERE WE RANK

The unemployment rate in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman region was the same as the national average during the third quarter, but the area saw gains in employment that outpaced the most of the nation.

CategoryYoungstownRank

Employment1.1%6

Unemployment*-1.4%8

Gross metro product0.5%54

Housing prices1.5%10

*Difference year-to-year. All other differences calculated quarter-to-quarter.

Source: The Brookings Institution