Manufacturing jobs in rural America

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Over the past two years, USDA and our federal partners have focused on creating jobs and driving economic growth in rural communities.

At President Obama’s direction, we have built and modernized critical rural infrastructure – providing broadband Internet access to millions of rural Americans and improving roads, bridges and wastewater systems. We have expanded educational opportunities and made quality health care more affordable for rural families. This work is improving the quality-of-life and helping to create jobs in rural communities.

The manufacturing sect...