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