The following is a list of the forty largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2016. Asterisks denote companies headquartered locally.
Company/Organization | Sector | Local Full-time Employment | |
---|---|---|---|
Ohio State University | Education | 29,685 | |
The State of Ohio* | Government | 22,030 | |
JPMorgan Chase | Financial Activities | 16,975 | |
OhioHealth | Health Care | 16,000 | |
Nationwide | Financial Activities | 11,235 | |
United States Government | Government | 10,800 | |
City of Columbus* | Government | 8,653 | |
Columbus Public Schools | Education | 8,611 | |
Mount Carmel Health System | Health Care | 8,448 | |
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. | Manufacturing | 7,400 | |
Franklin County | Government | 6,048 | |
Nationwide Children's Hospital | Health Care | 5,762 | |
Kroger Company | Retail Trade | 5,417 | |
L Brands* | Retail Trade | 5,200 | |
Huntington Bancshares Inc. | Financial Activities | 4,170 | |
Cardinal Health | Health Care | 4,030 | |
Medco Health Solutions | Health Care | 3,831 | |
American Electric Power | Utilities | 3,527 | |
Whirlpool | Manufacturing | 2,900 | |
Battelle Memorial Institute | Professional Services | 2,618 | |
Southwestern City Schools | Education | 2,500 | |
Abbott Nutrition | Manufacturing | 2,055 | |
Alliance Data | Information | 2,030 | |
Emerson Network/Liebert Corporation | Control Systems | 2,000 | |
State Farm Insurance | Financial Activities | 1,894 | |
Dublin City Schools* | Education | 1,750 | |
TS Tech | Manufacturing | 1,720 | |
Hilliard City Schools* | Education | 1,700 | |
Olentangy Local Schools | Education | 1,700 | |
Teleperformance | Information | 1,620 | |
DHL Supply Chain | Logistic | 1,600 | |
Giant Eagle | Retail Trade | 1,600 | |
Ashland, Inc. | Chemicals/Technology | 1,500 | |
McGraw-Hill | Publishing | 1,495 | |
Big Lots, Inc. | Retail Trade | 1,310 | |
Chemical Abstracts | Information | 1,300 | |
Worthington Industries | Manufacturing | 1,229 | |
Anchor-Hocking | Manufacturing | 1,200 | |
Aetna | Health Care | 1,180 | |
Anthem | Health Care | 1,129 | |
Boehringer Roxane | Pharmaceuticals | 1,110 |
Below is a list of the largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2004.
Company/Organization | Sector | Local Full-time Employment | |
---|---|---|---|
The State of Ohio | Government | 26,037 | |
Ohio State University | Public Education | 17,361 | |
United States Government | Government | 13,300 | |
JPMorgan Chase | Financial Activities | 12,130 | |
Nationwide | Financial Activities | 11,293 | |
OhioHealth | Health Care | 8,398 | |
Columbus City Schools | Public Education | 8,024 | |
City of Columbus | Government | 7,919 | |
Limited Brands | Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade | 7,200 | |
Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. | Manufacturing | 6,350 | |
Franklin County | Government | 6,218 | |
Wal-Mart Stores | Retail Trade | 6,100 | |
Mount Carmel Health System | Health Care | 5,558 | |
Kroger Company | Retail Trade | 4,632 | |
Wendy's International, Inc. | Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade | 4,500 | |
American Electric Power | Utilities | 3,900 | |
Huntington Bancshares Inc. | Financial Activities | 3,500 | |
AT&T Ohio (formerly SBC Ohio) | Information | 3,000 | |
Ross Products Division, Abbott Labs | Manufacturing | 2,800 | |
Nationwide Children's Hospital | Health Care | 2,706 | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. | Health Care/Wholesale Trade | 2,528 | |
South-Western City School District | Public Education | 2,516 | |
Battelle Memorial Institute | Professional Services | 2,368 | |
Retail Ventures, Inc. | Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade | 2,170 | |
Big Lots, Inc. | Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade | 2,100 | |
Discover Financial Services, Inc. | Financial Activities | 2,100 | |
Cardinal Health | Health Care/Wholesale Trade | 2,000 | |
Dispatch Printing Company | Information | 1,900 | |
State Farm | Financial Activities | 1,795 | |
National City Corp. | Financial Activities | 1,780 | |
Alliance Data Systems | Information | 1,757 | |
Hilliard City Schools | Public Education | 1,688 | |
NetJets, Inc. | Transportation | 1,650 | |
Owens Corning | Manufacturing | 1,531 | |
ARC Industries, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1,500 | |
Teleperformance (formerly CallTech Communications LLC) | Professional Services | 1,500 | |
Dublin City Schools | Public Education | 1,482 | |
United Parcel Service | Transportation | 1,445 | |
Westerville City Schools | Public Education | 1,441 | |
Ashland, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1,363 |