Is Texas’ Mail Going to be Affected by USPS’ Massive Job Cut?

According to a recent announcement from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the United States Postal Service (USPS) plans on cutting 10,000 jobs over the next 30 days. Why? Well, it turns out that being Postmaster General is a difficult task! Who could blame him?

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DeJoy sent a letter to Congress in February outlining the struggles that the agency has had to put up with in just the past five years alone, what with COVID-19 and the stresses of a $90 billion loss over the past 20 years.

This decision from DeJoy was made after agreeing to work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in identifying areas where money can be saved

USPS currently employs about 635,000 people, and the process for cutting 10,000 jobs includes a voluntary early retirement program.

So, what does this mean for Texans who rely on USPS for mail delivery? 

Return to Sender: Texas Edition

The good news is that there are roughly 32,000 USPS locations across the country in 17,000 cities, according to Scrape Hero.

FUN FACT: New York has the most USPS locations in America at 1,872. That's about 6% of the nationwide number!

In Texas, there are about 1,682 locations spanning the state, and the city with the most USPS offices? That would be good ol' Houston.

Having said all this, it's hard to see Texas feeling an impact from this massive job cut to our common delivery service. Plus, This news comes just after the USPS announced they are adjusting their delivery service for "first-class mail, periodicals, marketing mail, and package services," According to Newsweek.

TLDR: USPS will be cutting 10,000 jobs within the next month but it's unclear at this time if Texas will feel an impact. Most likely, the state will not notice a difference due to the sheer volume of USPS locations and workers in the Lone Star State.