List of largest Central Ohio employers

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The following is a list of the forty largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2016. Asterisks denote companies headquartered locally.

Company/OrganizationSectorLocal Full-time Employment
Ohio State University*Education29,685
The State of Ohio*Government22,030
JPMorgan Chase Financial Activities16,975
OhioHealth*Health Care16,000
Nationwide*Financial Activities11,235
United States Government Government10,800
City of Columbus*Government8,653
Columbus Public Schools*Education8,611
Mount Carmel Health System*Health Care8,448
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.Manufacturing7,400
Franklin County*Government6,048
Nationwide Children's Hospital*Health Care5,762
Kroger CompanyRetail Trade5,417
L Brands* Retail Trade5,200
Huntington Bancshares Inc.*Financial Activities4,170
Cardinal Health*Health Care4,030
Medco Health Solutions Health Care3,831
American Electric Power*Utilities3,527
Whirlpool Manufacturing2,900
Battelle Memorial Institute*Professional Services2,618
Southwestern City Schools*Education2,500
Abbott Nutrition Manufacturing2,055
Alliance Data Information2,030
Emerson Network/Liebert Corporation*Control Systems2,000
State Farm Insurance Financial Activities1,894
Dublin City Schools*Education1,750
TS Tech Manufacturing1,720
Hilliard City Schools*Education1,700
Olentangy Local Schools*Education1,700
Teleperformance Information1,620
DHL Supply Chain*Logistic1,600
Giant Eagle Retail Trade1,600
Ashland, Inc. Chemicals/Technology1,500
McGraw-Hill Publishing1,495
Big Lots, Inc.*Retail Trade1,310
Chemical Abstracts*Information1,300
Worthington Industries*Manufacturing1,229
Anchor-Hocking Manufacturing1,200
Aetna Health Care1,180
Anthem Health Care1,129
Boehringer Roxane Pharmaceuticals1,110

Below is a list of the largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2004.

Company/OrganizationSectorLocal Full-time Employment
The State of Ohio Government26,037
Ohio State University Public Education17,361
United States Government Government13,300
JPMorgan Chase Financial Activities12,130
Nationwide Financial Activities11,293
OhioHealth Health Care8,398
Columbus City Schools Public Education8,024
City of Columbus Government7,919
Limited Brands Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade7,200
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.Manufacturing6,350
Franklin County Government6,218
Wal-Mart StoresRetail Trade6,100
Mount Carmel Health System Health Care5,558
Kroger CompanyRetail Trade4,632
Wendy's International, Inc.Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade4,500
American Electric Power Utilities3,900
Huntington Bancshares Inc. Financial Activities3,500
AT&T Ohio (formerly SBC Ohio)Information3,000
Ross Products Division, Abbott Labs Manufacturing2,800
Nationwide Children's Hospital Health Care2,706
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Health Care/Wholesale Trade2,528
South-Western City School DistrictPublic Education2,516
Battelle Memorial Institute Professional Services2,368
Retail Ventures, Inc. Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade2,170
Big Lots, Inc. Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade2,100
Discover Financial Services, Inc. Financial Activities2,100
Cardinal Health Health Care/Wholesale Trade2,000
Dispatch Printing Company Information1,900
State Farm Financial Activities1,795
National City Corp. Financial Activities1,780
Alliance Data Systems Information1,757
Hilliard City SchoolsPublic Education1,688
NetJets, Inc. Transportation1,650
Owens Corning Manufacturing1,531
ARC Industries, Inc. Manufacturing1,500
Teleperformance (formerly CallTech Communications LLC)Professional Services1,500
Dublin City SchoolsPublic Education1,482
United Parcel Service Transportation1,445
Westerville City SchoolsPublic Education1,441
Ashland, Inc. Wholesale Trade1,363

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