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TOP 50 EMPLOYERS 1-25
Rank
Company
Activity
City / Town
1
Tesco plc
Food Retailing
Newtownabbey
9,519
2
Short Brothers
Aerospace Manufacturers
Belfast
5,022
3
ASDA Stores
Food Retailing
Dundonald
4,519
4
Moy Park
Poultry & Meat Processors
Craigavon
4,309
5
Queen’s University of Belfast
University
Belfast
4,103
6
Industrial Temps
Recruitment Agency
Belfast
3,238
7
Teleperformance
Call Centres
Bangor
3,028
8
University of Ulster
University
Belfast
2,831
9
Marks & Spencer
Retailers
Lisburn
2,616
10
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets
Retail
Belfast
2,402
11
BT Northern Ireland
Communications
Belfast
2,396
12
John Henderson (Holdings)
Food Distributors
Newtownabbey
2,388
13
Ulster Bank
Banking
Belfast
2,368
14
Premier Employment
Recruitment Agency
Belfast
2,242
15
Allstate Northern Ireland
Software Developers
Belfast
2,214
16
Boots UK
Retailers
Belfast
2,197
17
Diamond Recruitment Group
Recruitment Agency
Belfast
2,050
18
Almac
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Craigavon
1,949
19
Firstsource Solutions
Business Outsourcers
Belfast
1,916
20
LLoyd’s Banking Group
Banking
Belfast
1,778
21
Caterpillar (NI)
Generator Manufacturers
Larne
1,683
22
Northern Bank
Banking
Belfast
1,633
23
Grafton Recruitment
Recruitment Agency
Belfast
1,621
24
Argos
Retailers
Belfast
1,547
25
Norbrook Laboratories
Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
Newry
1,545
2015
Number of Employees
Note: Figures reported to the Equality Commission and based on a snapshot in early uly. Only employees working more than 16 hours per week are counted on this list.
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