Congress and the postal service are discussing if reducing delivery days, increasing stamp prices, closing rural offices, or other structural changes would close the gap.
Reports on private sector hiring offer a preview of what to expect in Friday’s federal jobs report, including a growing gap in wage growth between high earners and lower-income households.
The new routes will take longer, and some shipping companies are adding a surcharge to compensate for the additional risk, as well as the extra fuel and labor.
Economists say numbers that will be released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on unemployment and wage growth will help them get a sense of consumer’s spending power going forward.
