List of largest Central Ohio employers

The following 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
The Ohio State University	Public Education	17,3	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

Columbus Chamber of Commerce {{dead link|date=April 2014}}

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