The Hidden Economy: 9 Million Jobs Created By Mail

For Immediate Release

Contact: Peter G. Miller
E-mail: director@mailandjobs.com
Phone: 301-593-0970

While the news is filled with daily stories about the Internet and new
technologies, mail remains one of the nation's largest sources of domestic
employment, according to a new website, MailandJobs.com.

"There are 9 million jobs associated with mail but you never hear about it,"
says Peter G. Miller, executive director of the Mail and Jobs Coalition. "Few
people realize that more than 200 billion pieces of mail were distributed last
year, that all major environmental and consumer groups use the mails, or that
advertisers will spend more than $50 billion on mail this year -- more than
will be spent on newspapers and far more than the $7.3 billion spent for online
ads in 2003."

Miller says the Internet and e-mail are creating new opportunities for the
mailstream.

"Radio did not replace newspapers and TV did not replace radio," says Miller.
"Additional technologies simply mean more communication and distribution
options. You can't stop progress -- but you can grow with it."

"Think of all the things ordered online -- how do they get to your front
door? Or just look at DVDs by mail. Here's an industry that didn't exist a few
years ago, and in 2004 it will generate more than $500 million in revenue. Orders
are taken online while DVD deliveries and returns are made through the mails."

"In a nation where jobs are always a core concern, mail represents income and
stability for millions of households," Miller says. "Simply put, mail equals
jobs, more mail equals more jobs, more jobs are good for everyone."

The group's site, www.mailandjobs.com, includes news and information
regarding the mails, employment and related topics. The site is expected to become a
major information resource for consumers, schools, non-profit organizations,
local businesses and the media.

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