Report: Youngstown area most dependent part of Ohio on manufacturing

YOUNGSTOWN — The city remains the part of Ohio most dependent on manufacturing, according to a national report.

The report was done by the Brookings Institution, which surveyed 100 metropolitan areas in the nation. Brookings is a nonprofit public-policy organization based in Washington, D.C.

In the Mahoning Valley, manufacturing jobs represent 12.6 percent of all jobs, which ranks eighth nationally. The Valley is more dependent on manufacturing jobs than any other part of the state, although Akron and Cleveland are close, ranking 13th and 14th, respectively.

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