In 2024, the vast majority of private business enterprises in the United Kingdom were those with zero employees, with just 1,930 businesses that employed more than 1,000 people.
Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (October 3, 2024). Number of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2024, by employment size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/675750/number-of-businesses-by-number-of-employees-in-the-united-kingdom/
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