Delaware County Review

There were 192 professional licenses issued in Delaware County in the week ending Sept. 2, 2023 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

This is a 20% increase over the previous week ending Aug. 26, 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 Sept. 2, 2023	Issued in week ending Aug. 26, 2023	Percentage change (%)
192	160	20%