ExxonMobil said Thursday it plans to reduce its U.S. staffing levels by about 1,900 through “voluntary and involuntary programs.”

The job cuts follow an “extensive global review announced earlier this year,” it said. The news came one day before third quarter results are scheduled to be issued.

Job losses are planned “primarily at its management offices in Houston.” 

The Irving, TX-based supermajor employs about 70,000 people worldwide, including an estimated 16,000 people in the Houston area.

The reductions “are the result of ongoing reorganizations and work-process changes that have been made over the past several years to improve efficiency and reduce costs,” the company stated. 

“These actions will improve the company’s long-term cost...