Drabenstott, Mark; Henry, Mark; Mitchell, Kristin - In: Economic Review (1999) Q III, pp. 65-82
The meat industry is an economic powerhouse for rural America---accounting for roughly one of every 16 rural manufacturing jobs. Moreover, this rural powerhouse is adding jobs at a fast clip, with recent growth of 8.5 percent a year versus just 1.2 percent a year for all rural manufacturing...
