This is a list of largest United Kingdom employers.
[2] Statistics are available on an ad hoc basis from public company annual reports.
Tesco and Compass Group are the largest plc employers.
[citation needed] Statistics on staff numbers were compiled in the Sunday Times' "Top Track 100" of private companies for 2012.
[9] The three largest private employers in that list were John Lewis Partnership, Swire Group and Alliance Boots.