Job reductions are expected to result from the merger. Dow employs 53,000, while DuPont had 63,000 employees as of the end of 2014. The companies did not mention layoffs in their announcement, but DuPont, in a separate statement, said it expects to record a charge before taxes of $780 million, consisting of roughly $650 million in employee separation costs. DuPont said 10 percent of its global workforce would be affected.