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Briefing Rooms [ARCHIVED]

Rural Industry

Description

The Rural Industry Briefing Room summarized ERS research on how manufacturing, agriculture, and other industries impact the rural economy in the United States. This file provides information on the contents of the Briefing Room when it was archived in January 2008.

Disclaimers

  • This Briefing Room is archived—and is no longer maintained. It is provided for historical reference and research needs.
  • The material may not reflect the current ERS program of work, may be outdated, and/or superseded.
  • The content and context of this Briefing Room (for example, text, charts, and accompanying data) is as of the "Updated date" at the bottom of each section.
  • The ERS contacts listed at the bottom of each section were current as of the "Updated date."
  • The links to ERS and other websites were current as of the "Updated date."

Contents

The contents of the former Rural Industry Briefing Room have been bundled into a zip file that contains the following files:

  • ReadMeRuralIndustryBriefingRoom.pdf
  • RuralIndustryBriefingRoom.pdf, a PDF capturing the former html pages in the ERS Rural Industry Briefing Room:
    • Rural Industry: Briefing Room Index Page (last updated June 5, 2006)
    • Rural Industry: Overview (last updated August 25, 2003)
    • Rural Industry: Manufacturing declines leveling off? (last updated December 16, 2003)
    • Rural Industry: Which industries are the most important in rural America? (last updated December 8, 2003)
    • Rural Industry: What do earning trends tell us about the rural economy? (last updated December 6, 2000)
    • Rural Industry: How important is agriculture to the rural economy? (last updated December 8, 2003)
    • Rural Industry: What are the findings from the ERS rural manufacturing study? (last updated December 8, 2003)
    • Rural Industry: Q & A - How competitive are rural businesses compared with urban? (last updated June 7, 2001)
    • Rural Industry: Q & A - Can value-added agricultural industries increase rural employment? (last updated June 7, 2001)
    • Rural Industry: Q & A - What can a rural community do to retain and attract business? (last updated June 7, 2001)
    • Rural Industry: Recommended Readings (last updated December 17, 2003)
    • Rural Industry: Recommended Readings—Abstracts (last updated December 17, 2003)
    • Rural Industry: Related Links (last updated April 23, 2004)
    • Rural Industry: Appendix Table: Earnings by industry, metro and nonmetro areas, 2001 (last updated December 5, 2003)

 
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Updated date: January 30, 2008