The us postal to avoid further losses to close 3700 community the post office

The U.S. postal service on July 26 issued a statement that said, in view of the postal system budget deficit this year has as much as $8.3 billion next year, will be closed 3700 community post office, to avoid further losses. The post office business accounted for 11% of the total in the postal business, the United States YouZhengShu director Patrick donoghue huo said Saturday mail delivery, only cancel task, can save each year to $3 billion.

It is understood that the closed the post office with reference to the main business income, average staff working time and distance of the post office index. Elected in the post office in these, over 3000 earnings of less than 27500 dollars a year, many of the post office, the operation cost more than 100000 dollars. The post office will close down 3700 home for the administration of the cost of the save $200 million a year.

Because of the recession and in recent years the wide use of email, traditional postal business falling demand. In the past two years, the us postal administration already through the tight budgets, cancellation dividends, reduce new employees means trying to reduce the deficit, but still have to make the decision to close part the post office. The closing will make 4500 employees, only a few people unemployed in the integration system again accepted.

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