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Thursday, October 31, 2024

11.1% more Allegheny County business licenses issued in 2020 compared to previous year

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There were 9,144 business licenses issued in Allegheny County in 2020 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is an 11.1 percent increase over the previous year when there were 8,233 licenses issued.

Pennsylvania suffered a surge of unemployment and business closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The average annual unemployment rate in the state more than doubled in 2020 to 9.1 percent. This was the highest annual unemployment rate in Pennsylvania since 2003.

Comparison of business licenses issued by County and Year

CountyIssued in 2020Issued in 2019Percentage change (%)
Adams4214024.7%
Allegheny9,1448,23311.1%
Armstrong205234-12.4%
Beaver662683-3.1%
Bedford6480-20%
Berks1,3831,3552.1%
Blair463503-8%
Bradford1671585.7%
Bucks3,8063,6863.3%
Butler4373999.5%
Cambria3813712.7%
Cameron211723.5%
Carbon3022971.7%
Centre7257171.1%
Chester3,5083,4132.8%
Clarion6375-16%
Clearfield1551512.6%
Clinton139154-9.7%
Columbia286294-2.7%
Crawford281349-19.5%
Cumberland1,6441,684-2.4%
Dauphin2,3352,1458.9%
Delaware3,9452,89236.4%
Elk5667-16.4%
Erie1,1531,1113.8%
Fayette4003805.3%
Forest211190.9%
Franklin7406789.1%
Fulton292516%
Greene98112-12.5%
Huntingdon1451394.3%
Indiana14212810.9%
Jefferson194198-2%
Juniata8186-5.8%
Lackawanna1,0761,0601.5%
Lancaster1,8321,7733.3%
Lawrence44338216%
Lebanon1991904.7%
Lehigh2,6182,35311.3%
Luzerne1,08089520.7%
Lycoming4554491.3%
Mckean4557-21.1%
Mercer4063972.3%
Mifflin1801659.1%
Monroe944949-0.5%
Montgomery5,8535,3309.8%
Montour977627.6%
Northampton1,3241,19410.9%
Northumberland236261-9.6%
Perry1551522%
Philadelphia23,82216,42745%
Pike1169917.2%
Potter635514.5%
Schuylkill457489-6.5%
Snyder166175-5.1%
Somerset137166-17.5%
Sullivan168100%
Susquehanna116142-18.3%
Tioga1109713.4%
Union188190-1.1%
Venango1098823.9%
Warren5765-12.3%
Washington807882-8.5%
Wayne23220115.4%
Westmoreland1,4641,31511.3%
Wyoming3037-18.9%
York2,1582,0505.3%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

City of ClairtonBorough of West ElizabethBorough of West ViewMoon TownshipShaler TownshipBorough of DonoraCurtisvilleJefferson Hills BoroughBorough of CheswickBorough of CanonsburgBorough of EdgeworthBorough of CarnegieKennedy TownshipBorough of GlassportBorough of SwissvaleHighland ParkBorough of Pleasant HillsBorough of LeetsdaleBorough of EmsworthBorough of BridgevilleBorough of West MifflinBorough of MunhallBorough of VersaillesBorough of Turtle CreekBorough of BadenCity of New KensingtonCity of PhiladelphiaImperialBorough of BrackenridgeBorough of BraddockBorough of HomesteadBorough of EtnaBorough of ValenciaCity of DuquesneCity of PittsburghUniontownCity of ErieBorough of Mount OliverBorough of AvalonCity of AliquippaBurrellBorough of AmbridgeBorough of White OakBorough of ZelienopleGlenshawBorough of SewickleyRusselltonBorough of PitcairnBakerstownBerwynAllison ParkBorough of OakmontBorough of CraftonBorough of NorristownBorough of WhitakerBorough of BrentwoodBradford Woods BoroughBorough of ChurchillBorough of McKees RocksBorough of TarentumBorough of WallBorough of LawrencevilleBorough of Castle ShannonBorough of WhitehallBorough of MonacaNewtonMcMurrayBorough of VandergriftGibsoniaCity of JeannetteGreenockBorough of AspinwallPenn HillsBorough of VeronaBorough of WilmerdingBorough of Sewickley HillsBorough of MillvaleBorough of Forest HillsBostonBorough Of BellevueBorough Of TraffordNorth Fayette TownshipHarwickBorough Of DravosburgBorough Of FinleyvilleBorough Of RankinBorough Of McDonaldGeneseeBorough Of OakdaleEighty FourCity Of New CastleAvonBorough Of DormontBorough Of CoraopolisBorough Of SilverdaleCity Of McKeesportCity Of MonongahelaBorough Of MarsBorough Of Rosslyn FarmsBorough Of WilkinsburgChurch HillBorough Of Sharpsburg

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