* Including public corporations and nationalized bodies. Companies can take a range of legal forms, including Public Limited Companies, Private Limited Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships, and others.
** Companies with only with one employee are re-classified to the no employees category under the assumption that this will be an employee director.
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Number of people in employment in UK companies in 2019
This statistic presents the number of people in employment in United Kingdom (UK) companies in 2019, by employment size. While businesses with * to * employees provided work for roughly *** million people, the largest companies with *** or more workers provided employment to approximately *** million people.
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GOV.UK. (October 10, 2019). Number of people in employment in United Kingdom (UK) companies* in 2019, by employment size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 07, 2026, from /statistics/676811/employment-by-number-of-employees-in-a-company-in-the-united-kingdom/
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GOV.UK. (2019). Number of people in employment in United Kingdom (UK) companies* in 2019, by employment size (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2026. /statistics/676811/employment-by-number-of-employees-in-a-company-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Number of people in employment in United Kingdom (UK) companies* in 2019, by employment size (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, October 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/676811/employment-by-number-of-employees-in-a-company-in-the-united-kingdom/
