Mansfield Times

There were 44 professional licenses issued in Ashland County in the second quarter of 2023 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

This is an 8.3% decrease from the first quarter of 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 Q2	Issued in Q1	Percentage change (%)
44	48	-8.3%