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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.

 

 

 

Rank of Metro Areas by Percent Change in Productivity, 2003-2006
Akron Employment Canton productivity Cleveland Productivity Youngstown productivity
3.3%
6.5%
5.2%
1.1%

 

Rank of Metro Areas by Percent Change in Productivity, 1996-2006
Akron Employment Canton productivity Cleveland Productivity Youngstown productivity
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.

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Dashboard Indicators for Productivity

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