Home > Productivity > Details > Data

Productivity
The Northeast Ohio metropolitan areas composite ranking was 68th in Productivity growth, placing them just in the second quartile. The region as a whole would have ranked between Chattanooga and Buffalo in productivity growth, with Canton-Massillon doing the best with a ranking of 36, placing them at the top of the second quadrant. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor also placed in the second quadrant, with Akron in the third quadrant and Youngstown-Warren-Boardman placing in the bottom quadrant.
3.3% |
6.5% |
5.2% |
1.1% |
10.3% |
10.0% |
12.2% |
-0.8% |
Productivity, measured by GMP per employee, is most affected by the Technology Commercialization indicator . Other indicators that positively affect productivity include Racial Inclusion & Income Equality, Skilled Workforce and R&D, and Urban Assimilation. Thus any improvements to the variables that make up these indicators will increase productivity.
Follow the links for more information about productivity in the Northeast Ohio region.