U.S. Metro Economic Health Report

A weekly report card for the 50 largest U.S. metros. Each one is graded 0 to 100 on labor demand, unemployment, wages, cost of living, building permits, housing, and office activity, weighted 85% toward employment and 15% toward housing, then ranked against the others.

A labor signal (Strong, Growing, Squeeze, or Weak) checks whether job growth reflects real demand or just a shrinking workforce.

Full rankings, the method, and a PDF report are on the site.

C:\DANIEL> THIS-WEEK
AS OF 2026-11-11
#1 ...... SALT LAKE CITY (78, A+)
BOTTOM .. LOUISVILLE, CHICAGO, DETROIT