Ukrzaliznytsia became the largest employer in Ukraine, ranking first with 187,620 employees. ATB-MARKET came in second with 44,000 employees. The third position is held by Ukrposhta, which employs 34.7 thousand people. Written by UNN with reference to Opendatabot data.
Opendatabot has compiled a ranking of the largest employers in Ukraine for 2024, using data from the State Statistics Service and financial reports of companies.
According to this rating, Ukrzaliznytsia tops the list with more than 187,000 employees. ATB-MARKET is in second place with 44 thousand employees. Ukrposhta ranks third with 34.7 thousand employees.
The rating also includes:
Silpo-Food - 29888 people;
Energoatom - 29152 people;
New mail - 26327 people;
Ukrgasvydobuvannya employs 16824 people;
ArcelorMittal - 15065 people;
Motor Sich - 14525 people;
Rush - 12336 people.
It is important to note that nine companies in the ranking reduced the number of their employees in 2023. In particular, Ukrposhta reduced its staff by 35% last year.
The list of companies that have significantly reduced the number of employees also includes Silpo with an 18.1% reduction and Energoatom, which reduced its staff by 12.5%.
In response to Opendatabot's request, Ukrposhta representatives stated that the company did not carry out massive staff reductions, but is actively working on implementing significant initiatives in the field of digitalization of processes and automation of routine operations.
The company's staff dynamics in recent years reflects several complex processes, including migration trends related to the full-scale war, changes in demand for certain types of services provided by the company, reorganization of business processes, digitalization and automation aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing manual labor
Most of Ukraine's leading employers are registered in Kyiv, including 6 companies. Three other companies are located in Dnipropetrovska oblast and one in Zaporizka oblast.
To recap
The state has invested more than UAH 7.3 billion in business development through the eRobota program, providing almost 15,000 entrepreneurs with financial support to start or grow their businesses since its launch in July 2022.