It was even called “Jobsville, USA” in a Wall Street Journal article, and compared to an oil economy or a “Kuwait in the cornfields.” The unemployment rate hovered at just over 2 percent.

That resulted in food's largest drag on the economy since 1974 and its third-largest subtraction from growth ever. 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 0.0 1.0.

Is it 'Made in USA'? The answer can be complicated In a global economy, something called "substantial transformation" comes into play when the U.S. determines where a product is made.