A recent US Postal Service (USPS) forecast shows that the relentless decline in paper mail over two decades will continue in coming years. Personal letters, invites, bills, bank statements, periodicals, and advertising junk mail are being replaced by the internet. The mail-sourced revenue supporting the massive 640,000-employee USPS is disappearing.
This USPS figure shows that mail volume peaked in 2006, plunged by 51 percent by 2024, and may fall another 32 percent by 2035. The figure includes first-class mail, marketing (advertising) mail, and periodicals.