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 |
References
- Major Employers in Columbus (2016 archive)
- Columbus Chamber of Commerce
- Columbus Chamber of Commerce Home Page