Toledo Reporter

There were 43 professional licenses issued in Lucas County in the week ending Dec. 2, 2023 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

This is a 13.2% increase over the previous week ending Nov. 25, 2023.

Starting and managing a small business in Ohio is not an easy task. Nearly $172 billion is paid to employee salaries and more than 72,924 businesses declare bankruptcy every year.

A Congressional Research Service study found small firms accounted for about 63 percent or two-thirds of new private-sector jobs in the U.S.

Issued in week ending Dec. 2, 2023	Issued in week ending Nov. 25, 2023	Percentage change (%)
43	38	13.2%