Dayton Reporter

There were 49 professional licenses issued in Montgomery County in the week ending Jan. 6, 2024 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

This is a 58.1% increase over the previous week ending Dec. 30, 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 Jan. 6, 2024	Issued in week ending Dec. 30, 2023	Percentage change (%)
49	31	58.1%