If there are 700 stores in PA, that’s 14 employees per store they are hiring.
In 2014, there were less than 600 stores in PA.
15 is about the average per in the fast food industry. In my neck of the woods, that’s pretty low, though most hires are part-time.
“In 2014, there were less than 600 stores in PA.”
The correct way to phrase that is “there were fewer than 600 stores in PA?. If what you’re talking about is physically countable, then you should say “fewer than” and not “less than”...
Sorry, pet peeve of mine...