List of largest Central Ohio employers explained

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 UniversityEducation29,685
The State of Ohio*Government22,030
JPMorgan ChaseFinancial Activities16,975
OhioHealthHealth Care16,000
NationwideFinancial Activities11,235
United States GovernmentGovernment10,800
City of Columbus*Government8,653
Columbus Public SchoolsEducation8,611
Mount Carmel Health SystemHealth Care8,448
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.Manufacturing7,400
Franklin CountyGovernment6,048
Nationwide Children's HospitalHealth Care5,762
Kroger CompanyRetail Trade5,417
L Brands*Retail Trade5,200
Huntington Bancshares Inc.Financial Activities4,170
Cardinal HealthHealth Care4,030
Medco Health SolutionsHealth Care3,831
American Electric PowerUtilities3,527
WhirlpoolManufacturing2,900
Battelle Memorial InstituteProfessional Services2,618
Southwestern City SchoolsEducation2,500
Abbott NutritionManufacturing2,055
Alliance DataInformation2,030
Emerson Network/Liebert CorporationControl Systems2,000
State Farm InsuranceFinancial Activities1,894
Dublin City Schools*Education1,750
TS TechManufacturing1,720
Hilliard City Schools*Education1,700
Olentangy Local SchoolsEducation1,700
TeleperformanceInformation1,620
DHL Supply ChainLogistic1,600
Giant EagleRetail Trade1,600
Ashland, Inc.Chemicals/Technology1,500
McGraw-HillPublishing1,495
Big Lots, Inc.Retail Trade1,310
Chemical AbstractsInformation1,300
Worthington IndustriesManufacturing1,229
Anchor-HockingManufacturing1,200
AetnaHealth Care1,180
AnthemHealth Care1,129
Boehringer RoxanePharmaceuticals1,110

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

Company/OrganizationSectorLocal Full-time Employment
The State of OhioGovernment26,037
Ohio State UniversityPublic Education17,361
United States GovernmentGovernment13,300
JPMorgan ChaseFinancial Activities12,130
NationwideFinancial Activities11,293
OhioHealthHealth Care8,398
Columbus City SchoolsPublic Education8,024
City of ColumbusGovernment7,919
Limited BrandsCorp. Mgt./Retail Trade7,200
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.Manufacturing6,350
Franklin CountyGovernment6,218
Wal-Mart StoresRetail Trade6,100
Mount Carmel Health SystemHealth Care5,558
Kroger CompanyRetail Trade4,632
Wendy's International, Inc.Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade4,500
American Electric PowerUtilities3,900
Huntington Bancshares Inc.Financial Activities3,500
AT&T Ohio (formerly SBC Ohio)Information3,000
Ross Products Division, Abbott LabsManufacturing2,800
Nationwide Children's HospitalHealth Care2,706
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Health Care/Wholesale Trade2,528
South-Western City School DistrictPublic Education2,516
Battelle Memorial InstituteProfessional 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 HealthHealth Care/Wholesale Trade2,000
Dispatch Printing CompanyInformation1,900
State FarmFinancial Activities1,795
National City Corp.Financial Activities1,780
Alliance Data SystemsInformation1,757
Hilliard City SchoolsPublic Education1,688
NetJets, Inc.Transportation1,650
Owens CorningManufacturing1,531
ARC Industries, Inc.Manufacturing1,500
Teleperformance (formerly CallTech Communications LLC)Professional Services1,500
Dublin City SchoolsPublic Education1,482
United Parcel ServiceTransportation1,445
Westerville City SchoolsPublic Education1,441
Ashland, Inc.Wholesale Trade1,363

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