|
operating statistics |
| |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
|
| Headquarters Career Employees*
|
 Headquarters |
1,867 |
1,712 |
1,836 |
2,279 |
2,372 |
| Headquarters-Field Support Units |
3,971 |
3,848 |
5,653 |
5,566 |
4,357 |
| Inspection Service (field) |
3,903 |
3,875 |
4,047 |
4,190 |
4,334 |
| Inspector General |
723
 |
722
|
713
|
664
|
387
 |
| Total HQ and Related Employees* |
10,464 |
10,157 |
12,249 |
12,699 |
11,450 |
|
| Field Career Employees* |
| Area Offices |
2,205 |
2,107 |
1,377 |
1,597 |
1,875 |
| Postmasters/Installation Heads |
25,509 |
25,771 |
26,113 |
26,121 |
26,108 |
| Supervisors/Managers |
35,360 |
37,829 |
38,754 |
38,797 |
38,835 |
| Prof. Admin. Tech. Personnel |
9,436 |
9,661 |
9,764 |
9,959 |
11,097 |
| Clerks |
242,276 |
256,656 |
269,792 |
281,956 |
292,400 |
| Nurses |
171 |
173 |
180 |
191 |
188 |
| Mail Handlers |
56,776 |
59,259 |
60,102 |
60,851 |
62,237 |
| City Delivery Carriers |
229,404 |
233,639 |
240,295 |
241,079 |
242,300 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators |
8,778 |
9,092 |
9,325 |
9,347 |
9,270 |
| Rural Delivery Carriers-Full Time |
61,611 |
60,817 |
59,790 |
57,111 |
54,588 |
| Bldg. and Equip. Maintenance Personnel |
41,469 |
42,275 |
42,604 |
42,284 |
41,873 |
| Vehicle Maintenance Personnel |
5,576 |
5,513 |
5,558 |
5,546 |
5,574 |
| Total Field Career Employees* |
718,571
|
742,792
|
763,654
|
774,839
|
786,345
|
| Total Career Employees* |
729,035
|
752,949
|
775,903
|
787,583
|
797,795
|
|
| Non-Career Employees* |
| Casuals |
17,373 |
19,065 |
30,317 |
29,572 |
25,067 |
| Non-Bargaining Temporary |
910 |
807 |
761 |
712 |
707 |
| Rural Subs/RCA/RCR/AUX |
56,451 |
56,474 |
58,134 |
57,532 |
57,357 |
| PM Relief/Leave Replacements |
12,161 |
12,234 |
12,313 |
12,423 |
12,485 |
| Transitional Employees |
11,025
|
12,847
|
13,577
|
13,461
|
12,355
|
| Total Non-Career Employees* |
97,920
|
101,427
|
115,102
|
113,700
|
107,971
|
|
| Total Employees* |
826,955
|
854,376
|
891,005
|
901,238
|
905,766
|
|
| Offices, Stations and Branches |
| Post Offices |
27,556 |
27,791 |
27,876 |
27,876 |
27,893 |
| Classified stations and branches |
5,796 |
5,900 |
5,835 |
5,802 |
5,788 |
| Contract stations and branches |
2,777 |
2,500 |
2,876 |
2,833 |
2,903 |
| Community Post Offices |
1,450
|
1,492
|
1,536
|
1,549
|
1,585
|
| Total Offices, Stations and Branches |
37,579
|
37,683
|
38,123
|
38,060
|
38,169
|
|
| Residential Delivery Points** |
| City |
77,490,203 |
77,014,294 |
76,578,169 |
76,131,249 |
75,575,844 |
| Rural |
33,324,799 |
32,141,581 |
31,004,518 |
29,915,385 |
28,753,812 |
| PO Box |
15,730,694 |
15,772,964 |
15,818,625 |
15,904,400 |
16,048,325 |
| Highway Contract |
2,153,056
|
2,073,145
|
2,004,837
|
1,938,395
|
1,857,689
|
| Total Residential |
128,698,752
|
127,001,984
|
125,406,149
|
123,889,429
|
122,235,670
|
|
| Business Delivery Points** |
| City |
7,208,608 |
7,197,207 |
7,183,431 |
7,197,776 |
7,175,729 |
| Rural |
1,192,144 |
1,132,049 |
1,071,201 |
1,013,269 |
956,301 |
| PO Box |
4,203,433 |
4,065,877 |
3,969,279 |
3,796,343 |
3,638,737 |
| Highway Contract |
58,339
|
55,362
|
52,247
|
49,234
|
46,237
|
| Total Business |
12,662,524
|
12,450,495
|
12,276,158
|
12,056,622
|
11,817,004
|
| Total Delivery Points** |
141,361,276
 |
139,452,479
|
137,682,307
|
135,946,051
|
134,052,674
|
| Change in Delivery Points |
1,908,797 |
1,770,172 |
1,736,256 |
1,893,377 |
1,459,261 |
|
* Complement data from On-Rolls and Paid Employees Statistics database as of end of September 2003 and early
September 1999-2002. |
** Delivery point data from Address Management Systems database as of end of September 2003 and early September 1999-2002.
New delivery points in 2003 comparable to 2002-2001 data would be approximated at 1,820,000. |
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