Decreasing number of Mahoning County professional licenses issued in week ending May 24

There were 17 professional licenses issued in Mahoning County in the week ending May 24, 2025 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.

This is a 19% decrease from the previous week ending May 17, 2025.

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.