How many employees did MobilCorporation have before its merger with Exxon in 1999?

Question

How many employees did Exxon have before the merger with Mobil?

Answer 1

It looks like they merged in late 1999. The annual report for 1998, published in 1999 indicates:

Number of Employees
(At year-end)

1998 41,500
1997 42,700
1996 43,000
1995 50,400
1994 58,500


P.S. the response above by NC was for Exxon -- not Mobil.

Answer 2

As of December 31, 1997, Exxon employed 80,000 people worldwide.