The financial crisis is causing even traditionally profitable companies and agencies to face staff cuts.
Between the increase in e-mail and decrease in bulk mail, the postal service is in a financial bind.
To save money, the postal service has been shrinking it's work force over the past several years through attrition and early retirement.
It isn't ruling out layoffs in the future.
The recent gas price surge is one example of why money is so tight.
For every penny that gas at the pump goes up, it costs the U.S. Postal Service eight million dollars.
There are two hundred thousand vehicles in it's fleet.