OPERATING STATISTICS

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Post Offices, Stations and Branches

Post Offices

27,161

27,232

27,276

27,318

27,385

Classified Stations, Branches and Carrier Annexes

5,501

5,509

5,419

5,557

5,622

Contract Postal Units

3,037

3,148

3,131

3,014

3,116

Community Post Offices

797

834

895

937

1,019

Total Offices, Stations and Branches

36,496

36,723

36,721

36,826

37,142

Residential Delivery

City Delivery Carriers

80,187,505

79,848,415

79,470,894

78,949,153

78,524,242

Rural

38,264,946

37,684,158

37,022,488

36,068,838

34,958,986

PO Box

15,601,883

15,639,031

15,635,480

15,615,744

15,614,801

Highway Contract

2,576,166

2,516,783

2,473,323

2,345,255

2,243,520

Total Residential Delivery

136,630,500

135,688,387

134,602,185

132,978,990

131,341,549

Business Delivery

City Delivery Carriers

7,483,461

7,436,965

7,411,582

7,343,020

7,280,384

Rural

1,439,266

1,407,942

1,360,478

1,297,022

1,230,645

PO Box

4,489,688

4,587,454

4,548,973

4,490,102

4,412,559

Highway Contract

72,966

71,538

69,304

65,062

61,228

Total Business Delivery

13,485,381

13,503,899

13,390,337

13,195,206

12,984,816

Total Delivery Points

150,115,881

149,192,286

147,992,522

146,174,196

144,326,365

Change in Delivery Points

923,595

1,199,764

1,818,326

1,847,831

2,006,577

 Headquarters and HQ Related Employees

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Headquarters

2,811

2,892

2,856

2,761

2,654

Headquarters — Field Support Units

4,455

4,429

4,527

4,402

4,333

Inspection Service — Field

2,617

2,890

2,991

3,130

3,443

Inspector General

1,155

1,159

1,147

1,071

843

Total HQ and HQ Related Employees

11,038

11,370

11,521

11,364

11,273

Field Employees

Area Offices

1,047

1,316

1,281

1,395

1,420

Postmasters/Installation Heads

23,672

25,250

25,285

25,429

25,322

Supervisors/Managers

28,812

31,787

32,635

33,201

33,234

Professional Administration and Technical Personnel

6,460

8,010

8,058

8,539

8,945

Clerks

177,842

194,773

204,145

213,920

221,644

Nurses

—

134

160

166

167

Mail Handlers

52,954

55,812

57,882

57,158

56,028

City Delivery Carriers

200,658

211,661

222,132

224,400

228,278

Motor Vehicle Operators

8,113

8,558

8,726

8,715

8,689

Rural Delivery Carriers — Full-Time

67,749

68,900

67,584

66,344

64,335

Building and Equipment Maintenance Personnel

39,531

40,248

39,948

39,986

39,893

Vehicle Maintenance Employees

5,252

5,419

5,405

5,521

5,488

Total Field Employees

612,090

651,868

673,241

684,774

693,443

Total Career Employees

623,128

663,238

684,762

696,138

704,716

Noncareer Employees

Casuals

4,271

12,000

22,078

22,518

19,182

Nonbargaining Temporary

1,659

1,119

1,244

1,135

1,185

Rural Part-Time: Subs/RCA/RCR/AUX

54,529

58,072

60,444

59,087

57,411

Postmaster Relief and Leave Replacements

11,477

12,327

12,169

12,188

12,046

Transitional Employees

17,018

18,332

5,232

5,133

8,460

Total Noncareer Employees

88,954

101,850

101,167

100,061

98,284

Total Employees

712,082

765,088

785,929

796,199

803,000

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

First-Class Mail

Revenue

$35,872.8

$38,179.3

$38,404.5

$37,604.9

$36,802.7

Pieces, Number

83,770.2

91,696.7

96,297.3

98,016.2

98,567.1

Weight, Pounds

3,678.2

4,165.1

4,401.4

4,418.1

4,448.3

Standard Mail

Revenue

$17,364.1

$20,586.3

$20,778.6

$19,876.5

$18,953.5

Pieces, Number

82,706.2

99,084.2

103,516.1

102,459.6

100,943.9

Weight, Pounds

9,289.6

11,017.2

11,820.7

11,771.2

11,656.5

Periodicals

Revenue

$2,038.1

$2,294.9

$2,187.9

$2,215.2

$2,160.8

Pieces, Number

7,953.7

8,605.2

8,795.8

9,022.5

9,070.0

Weight, Pounds

3,032.4

3,676.9

3,895.6

4,040.7

4,025.6

Package Services

Revenue

$1,682.7

$1,845.5

$1,812.3

$1,751.1

$1,646.5

Pieces, Number

730.3

846.2

914.5

918.8

885.0

Weight, Pounds

1,872.1

2,155.3

2,297.5

2,323.2

2,294.4

U.S. Postal Service

Pieces, Number

454.9

823.7

1,008.4

1,010.1

621.3

Weight, Pounds

126.1

148.9

140.6

128.1

110.7

Free Matter for the Blind

Pieces, Number

61.9

72.0

72.0

74.2

76.4

Weight, Pounds

30.3

33.3

33.6

35.4

34.4

Total Mailing Services Mail

Revenue

$56,957.7

$62,906.0

$63,183.3

$61,447.7

$59,563.5

Pieces, Number

175,677.2

201,128.0

210,604.1

211,501.4

210,163.7

Weight, Pounds

18,028.7

21,196.7

22,589.4

22,716.7

22,569.9

Ancillary & Special Services

Registered Mail

Revenue

$49.9

$56.9

$53.3

$72.8

$77.2

Number of articles

3.2

3.9

4.3

7.1

7.7

Certified Mail

Revenue

$729.8

$717.8

$698.2

$631.6

$600.6

Number of articles

266.5

268.9

280.2

265.7

261.1

Insurance

Revenue

$129.1

$144.6

$156.7

$136.7

$132.2

Number of articles

43.8

51.6

57.0

52.8

53.6

Delivery Receipt Services

Revenue

$716.8

$704.6

$639.7

$619.9

$577.5

Number of articles

1,284.3

1,192.2

1,098.3

1,020.3

954.7

Money Orders

Revenue

$189.7

$204.8

$210.5

$191.2

$205.9

Face value of issues (non-add)

$23,838.6

$25,709.3

$27,194.0

$28,277.4

$28,723.0

Number of articles

135.0

149.1

162.9

176.2

180.4

Box Rent Revenue & Caller Services

$911.9

$896.7

$836.9

$813.7

$791.5

Stamped Envelope and Card Revenue

$17.2

$24.4

$16.9

$25.2

$21.0

Other Mailing Services Revenue*

$256.0

$894.5

$1,108.2

$1,224.0

$823.6

Total Ancillary & Special Services Revenue

$3,000.4

$3,644.3

$3,720.4

$3,715.1

$3,229.5

Total Mailing Services Revenue

$59,958.1

$66,550.3

$66,903.7

$65,162.8

$62,793.0

Shipping Services

Revenue

$8,106.8

$8,355.0

$7,851.6

$7,461.1

$7,085.2

Pieces, Number

1,380.6

1,574.9

1,629.9

1,636.3

1,579.0

Weight, Pounds

2,773.4

3,040.6

3,053.8

3,215.1

3,271.6

Shipping Services

Ancillary & Special Services Revenue

$25.6

$26.7

$22.8

$26.5

$29.2

Total Shipping Services Revenue

$8,132.4

$8,381.7

$7,874.4

$7,487.6

$7,114.4

Postal Service Totals

Revenue

$65,064.5

$71,261.0

$71,034.9

$68,908.8

$66,648.7

Pieces, Number

177,057.8

202,702.9

212,234.0

213,137.7

211,742.7

Weight, Pounds

20,802.1

24,237.3

25,643.2

25,931.8

25,841.5

Total Ancillary & Special Services Revenue

$3,026.0

$3,671.0

$3,743.2

$3,741.6

$3,258.7

Total Operating Revenue

$68,090.5

$74,932.0

$74,778.1

$72,650.4

$69,907.4

*Includes a $655 million increase in 2009 and a $230 million increase in 2008 to the deferred revenue-prepaid postage liability.
As this is a change in estimate, the decrease in revenue is accounted for in Other Mailing Services revenue in 2009 and 2008 respectively.