A look at the 3,654 post offices that have been targeted for closure. In the next decade, the Postal Service intends to review half of its network of 32,000 post offices to see which can be closed.
Mail carriers
Mail sorters, processors and machine operators
Postal clerks
Projections for employment in 2018:
Mail carriers: No expected change
Mail sorters, processors and machine operators: -30 percent
Postal clerks: -18 percent
Source: USPS. Graphic: Heather Billings and Laris Karklis – The Washington Post. Updated Aug. 12, 2011.
