The Dashboard of Economic Indicators 2009 Report

What is the Dashboard?
The Dashboard of Economic Indicators provides an extremely detailed analysis of the key factors tied to economic growth in 136 metropolitan areas in United States, including Northeast Ohio’s four metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Download the full 2009 report here

How Does the Fund Use the Dashboard?
The Dashboard helps guide the Fund’s economic competitiveness work, and it helps measure the region’s economic progress.

What Time Period Does the Latest Dashboard Cover?
It is important to remember that because of the time lag involved in collecting and reporting economic data the 2009 Dashboard report is based on data that is primarily from 2007, and in some cases from 2006.

What Does the Dashboard Say About the Region's Economic Performance?
The 2009 Dashboard provides encouraging signs that the region is making progress in key factors tied to economic growth. However, the region’s overall economic performance continues to lag the rest of the nation.

Signs of Progress:
The following rankings highlight the improvement the region is making in three key factors tied to growth in per capita income. The rankings is out of 136 MSAs.