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The following charts are  from the On-Rolls and Paid Employee Statistics . It is interesting to note that the CLERK Craft numbers has dwindled from a high of 293,829 in 1998 to 202,438 as of December 2007, Pay Period 26. The Rural Carriers Craft numbers continue to increase (68, 166). City Carriers also continue to decrease in numbers from 224,218 (2006) to 219,651 (2007). The largest increase is the number of casuals 17,206 (2006) to 38,743 (2007) and Non-REC TEs which increased from Zero?? (2006) to 11,950 (2007) . 

note: not all workforce categories are listed below  
 
2007
 2006
2005
Postal Employees On Rolls

681,013

 694,342

702,505
       
Clerks/Nurses

202,438

 211,991

220,345
City Carriers

219,651

 224,218
226,617
Mail Handlers
57,663
 57,261
55,885
Rural Carriers
68,166
 66,977
64,981
Motor Vehicle Operators

8,745

 8,683

8,677
Vehicle Maintenance

5,427

 5,519

5,501
Maintenance Service

40,000

 40,042

40,042
Transitional Employees

11,950

 0

1,975
TEs -REC

4,237

 5,347

6,707
Casuals

38,743

 17,206

13,987
Rural Sub/RCA

59,046

 59,329

57,597
       
Headquarters

2,887

 2,783

2,870
Inspector General

1,147

 1,132

860
Supervisors/Managers

32,738

 33,279

33,537

USPS Operating Statistics Years Ending September 30, 2007

  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
(Actual Numbers, unaudited)
Career Employees
Headquarters and HQ Related Employees
Headquarters * * 2,856 2,761 2,654 2,708 1,867
Headquarters - Field Support Units */ * * 4,527 4,402 4,333 3,396 4,104
Inspection Service - Field 2,991 3,130 3,443 3,648 3,770
Inspector General 1,147 1,071 843 782 723
Total HQ and HQ Related Employees 11,521 11,364 11,273 10,534 10,464
Field Employees
Area Offices * 1,281 1,395 1,420 2,196 2,205
Postmasters / Installation Heads 25,285 25,429 25,322 25,519 25,509
Supervisors / Managers 32,635 33,201 33,234 33,635 35,360
Professional Administration and Technical Personnel 8,058 8,539 8,945 9,168 9,436
Clerks 204,145 213,920 221,644 226,183 242,276
Nurses 160 166 167 167 171
Mail Handlers 57,882 57,158 56,028 54,769 56,776
City Delivery Carriers 222,132 224,400 228,278 228,140 229,404
Motor Vehicle Operators 8,726 8,715 8,689 8,628 8,778
Rural Delivery Carriers - Full Time 67,584 66,344 64,335 62,762 61,611
Building and Equipment Maintenance Personnel 39,948 39,986 39,893 40,263 41,469
Vehicle Maintenance Employees 5,405 5,521 5,488 5,521 5,576
Total Field Employees 673,241 684,774 693,443 696,951 718,571
Total Career Employees 684,762 696,138 704,716 707,485 729,035
Noncareer Employees
Casuals 22,078 22,518 19,182 20,529 17,373
Nonbargaining Temporary 1,244 1,135 1,185 1,138 910
Rural Part Time:
Subs / RCA / RCR / AUX		 60,444 59,087 57,411 56,403 56,451
Postmaster Relief and Leave Replacements 12,169 12,188 12,046 12,157 12,161
Transitional Employees 5,232 5,133 8,460 9,884 11,025
Total Noncareer Employees 101,167 100,061 98,284 100,111 97,920
Total Employees 785,929 796,199 803,000 807,596 826,955
* Beginning 2005, employees in the Sales organization were reported as Headquarters Related instead of in the Area Offices.
* * Beginning 2004, field employees performing headquarters functions were re-classified as Headquarters Related.