Ouch.

98th out of 102 markets measured for economic vitality by American City Business Journals.

The 18 components are basically five economic components at different intervals, which means —according to ACBJ –that Gboro-High Point ranks near the bottom in private sector employment, retail employment, construction employment, home values and–last but not least —unemployment rate.

Like I said —ouch.

Update: Meanwhile the cost of dying in Greensboro might go up, with City Manager Denise Turner Roth seeking huge bumps in burials and services in city-run cemeteries.

Like I said, ouch.