The Atlanta Journal-Constitution plans to cut its distribution area from 74 to 49 counties, which will result in 62 job losses, AJC.com reported.

This move will decrease its circulation by about 2.2 percent daily and 1.9 percent Sunday, the company said Wednesday.

June 2 marked the second time in about a year the company trimmed its print distribution area to cut costs. After the cuts, the AJC will be distributed in 46 Georgia counties and three in North Carolina.

The company said those employees whose jobs are eliminated can apply for other vacancies at the AJC, or will be compensated under an involuntary separation programme.

The change won't affect the paper's readership, which is based on a core 28-county market, AJC.com reported.