The following is a list of the forty largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2016. Asterisks denote companies headquartered locally. Below is a list of the largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2004. {, class="wikitable" !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

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, , 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 Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known d ...

, , 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 Battelle Memorial Institute (more widely known as simply Battelle) is a private nonprofit applied science and technology development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Battelle is a charitable trust organized as a nonprofit corporation u ...

, , Professional Services, , 2,368 , - , Retail Ventures, Inc., , Corp. Mgt./Retail Trade, , 2,170 , - ,

Big Lots, Inc. Big Lots Stores, Inc. (stylized as Big Lots!) is an American retail company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with over 1,400 stores in 47 states. History The Big Lots chain traces its history back to 1967 when Consolidated Stores Corporation ...

, , 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 ''The Columbus Dispatch'' is a daily newspaper based in Columbus, Ohio. Its first issue was published on July 1, 1871, and it has been the only mainstream daily newspaper in the city since ''The Columbus Citizen-Journal'' ceased publication in 1 ...

, , Information, , 1,900 , - ,

State Farm State Farm Insurance is a large group of mutual insurance companies throughout the United States with corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. Overview State Farm is the largest property and casualty insurance provider, and the la ...

, , Financial Activities, , 1,795 , - ,

National City Corp. National City Corporation was a regional bank holding company based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, founded in 1845; it was once one of the ten largest banks in America in terms of deposits, mortgages and home equity lines of credit. Subsidiary Nation ...

, , Financial Activities, , 1,780 , - ,

Alliance Data Systems Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. is an American publicly traded provider of loyalty and marketing services, such as private label credit cards, coalition loyalty programs, and direct marketing, derived from the capture and analysis of transacti ...

, , Information, , 1,757 , - , Hilliard City Schools, , Public Education, , 1,688 , - , NetJets, Inc., , Transportation, , 1,650 , - ,

Owens Corning Owens Corning is an American company that develops and produces insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites and related materials and products. It is the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass composites. It was formed in 1935 as a partn ...

, , Manufacturing, , 1,531 , - , ARC Industries, Inc., , Manufacturing, , 1,500 , - ,

Teleperformance Teleperformance SE (TP) is an omnichannel company headquartered in France. The company provides customer acquisition management, customer care, technical support, debt collection, social media services, and other services. It operates in 88 cou ...

(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. Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc. is an American chemical company which operates in more than 100 countries. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company traces its roots back to the city of Ashland, Kentucky, where it was headquarter ...

, , Wholesale Trade, , 1,363

References

Major Employers in Columbus (2016 archive)

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