Mail is Big Business

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Mail is

BIG business

The U.S. Postal Service is the core of the nation’s $1.6 trillion mailing industry, which employs more than 7.3 million people.

* | Tags: People Size & scope USPS Fact #108 | April 22, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service is the core of the nation’s $1.58 trillion mailing industry, which employs more than 7.3 million people.*

These types of mail brought in most of the $78.2 billion in postal operating revenue in 2023:

  • First-Class Mail — $24.5 billion
  • Marketing Mail — $15 billion
  • Shipping and Package Services — $31.6 billion
  • International — $1.6 billion
  • Periodicals — $918 million