diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/components/DashboardPage.vue b/admin-frontend/src/components/DashboardPage.vue
index a76ebfb2..5d660aee 100644
--- a/admin-frontend/src/components/DashboardPage.vue
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/components/DashboardPage.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
           ></NumSubmissionsInYear>
         </v-col>
         <v-col>
-          <NumEmployerLogins></NumEmployerLogins>
+          <NumEmployerLogons ref="numEmployerLogons"></NumEmployerLogons>
         </v-col>
       </v-row>
     </v-col>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 import RecentlySubmittedReports from './dashboard/RecentlySubmittedReports.vue';
 import RecentlyViewedReports from './dashboard/RecentlyViewedReports.vue';
 import NumSubmissionsInYear from './dashboard/NumSubmissionsInYear.vue';
-import NumEmployerLogins from './dashboard/NumEmployerLogins.vue';
+import NumEmployerLogons from './dashboard/NumEmployerLogons.vue';
 import PublicAnnouncements from './dashboard/PublicAnnouncements.vue';
 import ToolTip from './ToolTip.vue';
 import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ const recentlySubmittedReports = ref<typeof RecentlySubmittedReports>();
 const recentlyViewedReports = ref<typeof RecentlyViewedReports>();
 const numSubmissionsInYear = ref<typeof NumSubmissionsInYear>();
 const publicAnnouncements = ref<typeof PublicAnnouncements>();
+const numEmployerLogons = ref<typeof NumEmployerLogons>();
 
 onMounted(() => {
   //Periodically refresh the widgets
@@ -105,5 +106,6 @@ async function refresh() {
   await recentlyViewedReports.value?.refresh();
   await numSubmissionsInYear.value?.refresh();
   await publicAnnouncements.value?.refresh();
+  await numEmployerLogons.value?.refresh();
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/components/__tests__/DashboardPage.spec.ts b/admin-frontend/src/components/__tests__/DashboardPage.spec.ts
index 6b80cc75..1c2ef8f6 100644
--- a/admin-frontend/src/components/__tests__/DashboardPage.spec.ts
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/components/__tests__/DashboardPage.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createVuetify } from 'vuetify';
 import * as components from 'vuetify/components';
 import * as directives from 'vuetify/directives';
 import DashboardPage from '../DashboardPage.vue';
-import NumEmployerLogins from '../dashboard/NumEmployerLogins.vue';
+import NumEmployerLogins from '../dashboard/NumEmployerLogons.vue';
 
 // Mock the ResizeObserver
 const ResizeObserverMock = vi.fn(() => ({
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/NumEmployerLogins.vue b/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/NumEmployerLogins.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index fbaf3795..00000000
--- a/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/NumEmployerLogins.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <v-card class="ptap-widget">
-    <v-card-text class="h-100 d-flex flex-column">
-      <div class="widget-header flex-grow-0 flex-shrink-0">
-        Total number of employers who have logged on to date
-      </div>
-      <div
-        class="d-flex justify-center align-center widget-value text-primary flex-grow-1 flex-shrink-0"
-      >
-        0
-      </div>
-    </v-card-text>
-  </v-card>
-</template>
-<script setup lang="ts"></script>
-<style lang="scss">
-.widget-header {
-  font-size: 1.2em;
-}
-.widget-value {
-  font-size: 6em;
-  font-weight: bold;
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/NumEmployerLogons.vue b/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/NumEmployerLogons.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3adfeea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/NumEmployerLogons.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<template>
+  <v-card class="ptap-widget">
+    <v-card-text class="h-100 d-flex flex-column">
+      <div class="widget-header flex-grow-0 flex-shrink-0">
+        Total number of employers who have logged on to date
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="d-flex flex-column justify-center align-center text-primary flex-grow-1 flex-shrink-0"
+      >
+        <v-skeleton-loader v-if="isLoading" type="avatar"></v-skeleton-loader>
+        <div v-if="!isLoading">
+          <span v-if="hasError">
+            <v-tooltip text="Unable to load the data">
+              <template #activator="{ props }">
+                <v-icon
+                  icon="mdi-alert"
+                  size="x-large"
+                  color="grey"
+                  v-bind="props"
+                  @click="refresh"
+                ></v-icon>
+              </template>
+            </v-tooltip>
+          </span>
+          <span v-if="!hasError" class="widget-value">{{
+            numEmployersWhoHaveLoggedOn
+          }}</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </v-card-text>
+  </v-card>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import ApiService from '../../services/apiService';
+import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
+import { EmployerMetrics } from '../../types/employers';
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  refresh();
+});
+
+const numEmployersWhoHaveLoggedOn = ref<number | null>();
+const hasError = ref<boolean>(false);
+const isLoading = ref<boolean>(false);
+
+async function refresh() {
+  hasError.value = false;
+  isLoading.value = true;
+  try {
+    const employerMetrics: EmployerMetrics =
+      await ApiService.getEmployerMetrics();
+    numEmployersWhoHaveLoggedOn.value =
+      employerMetrics?.num_employers_logged_on_to_date;
+  } catch (e) {
+    hasError.value = true;
+  } finally {
+    isLoading.value = false;
+  }
+}
+
+defineExpose({
+  refresh,
+});
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+.widget-header {
+  font-size: 1.2em;
+}
+.widget-value {
+  font-size: 6em;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/__tests__/NumEmployerLogons.spec.ts b/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/__tests__/NumEmployerLogons.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab32ced6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/components/dashboard/__tests__/NumEmployerLogons.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/vue';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { createVuetify } from 'vuetify';
+import * as components from 'vuetify/components';
+import * as directives from 'vuetify/directives';
+import { EmployerMetrics } from '../../../types/employers';
+import NumEmployerLogons from '../NumEmployerLogons.vue';
+
+global.ResizeObserver = require('resize-observer-polyfill');
+const pinia = createTestingPinia();
+const vuetify = createVuetify({ components, directives });
+
+const mockEmployerMetrics: EmployerMetrics = {
+  num_employers_logged_on_to_date: 6,
+};
+const mockGetEmployerMetrics = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(mockEmployerMetrics);
+
+vi.mock('../../../services/apiService', () => ({
+  default: {
+    getEmployerMetrics: (...args) => {
+      return mockGetEmployerMetrics(...args);
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+const wrappedRender = () => {
+  return render(NumEmployerLogons, {
+    global: {
+      plugins: [pinia, vuetify],
+    },
+  });
+};
+
+describe('NumEmployerLogons', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('displays the number of employers who have logged on to date', async () => {
+    await wrappedRender();
+    expect(mockGetEmployerMetrics).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(
+          `${mockEmployerMetrics.num_employers_logged_on_to_date}`,
+          {
+            exact: true,
+          },
+        ),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts b/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts
index 5f4a0aca..0329effa 100644
--- a/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/services/__tests__/apiService.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { AxiosError } from 'axios';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { AnnouncementStatus } from '../../types/announcements';
+import { EmployerMetrics } from '../../types/employers';
 import { ReportMetrics } from '../../types/reports';
 import ApiService from '../apiService';
 
@@ -652,9 +653,31 @@ describe('ApiService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getEmployerMetrics', () => {
+    describe('when the data are successfully retrieved from the backend', () => {
+      it('returns an object with the expected metrics', async () => {
+        const mockBackendResponse = {
+          num_employers_logged_on_to_date: 8,
+        };
+        const mockAxiosResponse = {
+          data: mockBackendResponse,
+        };
+        vi.spyOn(ApiService.apiAxios, 'get').mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          mockAxiosResponse,
+        );
+
+        const resp: EmployerMetrics = await ApiService.getEmployerMetrics();
+        expect(resp).toEqual(mockBackendResponse);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getAnnouncementsMetrics', () => {
     it('returns an announcement metrics', async () => {
-      const mockBackendResponse = { draft: { count: 1 }, published: { count: 2 } };
+      const mockBackendResponse = {
+        draft: { count: 1 },
+        published: { count: 2 },
+      };
       const mockAxiosResponse = {
         data: mockBackendResponse,
       };
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts b/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts
index 69273874..005313b8 100644
--- a/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/services/apiService.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   AnnouncementSortType,
   IAnnouncementSearchResult,
 } from '../types/announcements';
+import { EmployerMetrics } from '../types/employers';
 import { IReportSearchResult, ReportMetrics } from '../types/reports';
 import { ApiRoutes, POWERBI_RESOURCE } from '../utils/constant';
 import AuthService from './authService';
@@ -276,6 +277,19 @@ export default {
     }
   },
 
+  async getEmployerMetrics(): Promise<EmployerMetrics> {
+    try {
+      const resp = await apiAxios.get(ApiRoutes.EMPLOYER_METRICS);
+      if (resp?.data) {
+        return resp.data;
+      }
+      throw new Error('Unable to fetch employer metrics');
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(`Failed to get employer metrics from API - ${e}`);
+      throw e;
+    }
+  },
+
   async getAnnouncements(
     offset: number = 0,
     limit: number = 20,
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/types/employers.ts b/admin-frontend/src/types/employers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdb54b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/types/employers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export type EmployerMetrics = {
+  num_employers_logged_on_to_date: number;
+};
diff --git a/admin-frontend/src/utils/constant.js b/admin-frontend/src/utils/constant.js
index bd7f1db3..3cf53b60 100644
--- a/admin-frontend/src/utils/constant.js
+++ b/admin-frontend/src/utils/constant.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const ApiRoutes = Object.freeze({
   CLAMAV_SCAN: `${clamavBaseRoot}/`,
   RESOURCES: `${baseRoot}/v1/resources`,
   REPORT_METRICS: `${baseRoot}/v1/dashboard/reports-metrics`,
+  EMPLOYER_METRICS: `${baseRoot}/v1/dashboard/employer-metrics`,
 });
 
 export const PAGE_TITLES = Object.freeze({
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/employer-metrics-routes.spec.ts b/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/employer-metrics-routes.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4580af48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/employer-metrics-routes.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import express, { Application } from 'express';
+import request from 'supertest';
+import router from './employer-metrics-routes';
+
+let app: Application;
+const getEmployerMetricsMock = jest.fn();
+jest.mock('../../services/employer-service', () => ({
+  employerService: {
+    getEmployerMetrics: (...args) => getEmployerMetricsMock(...args),
+  },
+}));
+describe('employer-metrics-routes', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    app = express();
+    app.use('/dashboard', router);
+  });
+
+  describe('GET /employer-metrics', () => {
+    describe('200', () => {
+      it('should return the announcement metrics', async () => {
+        // Arrange
+        getEmployerMetricsMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({});
+
+        // Act
+        const response = await request(app).get('/dashboard/employer-metrics');
+
+        // Assert
+        expect(getEmployerMetricsMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('500', () => {
+      it('should return 500 if an error occurs', async () => {
+        // Arrange
+        getEmployerMetricsMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(
+          new Error('An error occurred'),
+        );
+
+        // Act
+        const response = await request(app).get('/dashboard/employer-metrics');
+
+        // Assert
+        expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+        expect(response.body).toEqual({
+          error: 'An error occurred while fetching the employer metrics',
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/employer-metrics-routes.ts b/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/employer-metrics-routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aa40902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/employer-metrics-routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { Router } from 'express';
+import { logger } from '../../../logger';
+import { employerService } from '../../services/employer-service';
+
+const router = Router();
+
+/**
+ * Get employer metrics
+ */
+router.get('/employer-metrics', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const metrics = await employerService.getEmployerMetrics();
+    res.json(metrics);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(error);
+    res.status(500).send({
+      error: 'An error occurred while fetching the employer metrics',
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/index.ts b/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/index.ts
index 12bced86..82caec89 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/routes/dashboard/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import announcementMetricsRouter from './announcement-metrics-routes';
+import employerMetricsRouter from './employer-metrics-routes';
 import reportsMetricsRouter from './report-metrics-routes';
 
 const router = Router();
 
 router.use(announcementMetricsRouter);
 router.use(reportsMetricsRouter);
+router.use(employerMetricsRouter);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/services/employer-service.spec.ts b/backend/src/v1/services/employer-service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b5e4269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/v1/services/employer-service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { employerService } from '../services/employer-service';
+import { EmployerMetrics } from '../types/employers';
+
+const mockCountPayTransparencyCompanies = jest.fn();
+
+jest.mock('../prisma/prisma-client-readonly-replica', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  ...jest.requireActual('../prisma/prisma-client-readonly-replica'),
+  default: {
+    pay_transparency_company: {
+      count: () => mockCountPayTransparencyCompanies(),
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+describe('employer-service', () => {
+  describe('getEmployerMetrics', () => {
+    it('delegates request to the database', async () => {
+      const numCompaniesLoggedOnToDate = 16;
+      mockCountPayTransparencyCompanies.mockResolvedValue(
+        numCompaniesLoggedOnToDate,
+      );
+      const employerMetrics: EmployerMetrics =
+        await employerService.getEmployerMetrics();
+      expect(employerMetrics.num_employers_logged_on_to_date).toBe(
+        numCompaniesLoggedOnToDate,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/services/employer-service.ts b/backend/src/v1/services/employer-service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3c116d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/v1/services/employer-service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import prismaReadOnlyReplica from '../prisma/prisma-client-readonly-replica';
+import { EmployerMetrics } from '../types/employers';
+
+export const employerService = {
+  /**
+   * Get employer metrics
+   * @returns EmployerMetrics
+   */
+  async getEmployerMetrics(): Promise<EmployerMetrics> {
+    const numEmployers =
+      await prismaReadOnlyReplica.pay_transparency_company.count();
+    return {
+      num_employers_logged_on_to_date: numEmployers,
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/types/employers.ts b/backend/src/v1/types/employers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdb54b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/v1/types/employers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export type EmployerMetrics = {
+  num_employers_logged_on_to_date: number;
+};