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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Decreasing number of Summit County professional licenses issued in Q1

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There were 618 professional licenses issued in Summit County in the first quarter of 2023 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

This is a 6.5% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2022.

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.

Comparison of professional licenses issued by Quarter
Issued in Q1Issued in Q4 2022Percentage change (%)
618661-6.5%