This is a 1.8 percent decrease from the previous week when there were 168 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 Week
| County | Issued in week ending April 16, 2022 | Issued in week ending April 9, 2022 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 3 | 12 | -75% |
| Allegheny | 165 | 168 | -1.8% |
| Armstrong | 4 | 4 | 0% |
| Beaver | 15 | 21 | -28.6% |
| Berks | 40 | 33 | 21.2% |
| Blair | 14 | 13 | 7.7% |
| Bradford | 4 | 5 | -20% |
| Bucks | 81 | 99 | -18.2% |
| Butler | 10 | 10 | 0% |
| Cambria | 8 | 8 | 0% |
| Carbon | 2 | 5 | -60% |
| Centre | 20 | 19 | 5.3% |
| Chester | 68 | 72 | -5.6% |
| Clarion | 2 | 5 | -60% |
| Clearfield | 5 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Clinton | 3 | 4 | -25% |
| Columbia | 8 | 11 | -27.3% |
| Crawford | 11 | 8 | 37.5% |
| Cumberland | 35 | 42 | -16.7% |
| Dauphin | 57 | 64 | -10.9% |
| Delaware | 52 | 52 | 0% |
| Elk | 2 | 4 | -50% |
| Erie | 30 | 31 | -3.2% |
| Fayette | 9 | 4 | 125% |
| Forest | 2 | 0 | - |
| Franklin | 15 | 11 | 36.4% |
| Greene | 4 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Huntingdon | 4 | 0 | - |
| Indiana | 2 | 3 | -33.3% |
| Jefferson | 1 | 5 | -80% |
| Juniata | 3 | 1 | 200% |
| Lackawanna | 21 | 18 | 16.7% |
| Lancaster | 40 | 39 | 2.6% |
| Lawrence | 9 | 15 | -40% |
| Lebanon | 5 | 4 | 25% |
| Lehigh | 57 | 58 | -1.7% |
| Luzerne | 21 | 28 | -25% |
| Lycoming | 12 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Mercer | 6 | 6 | 0% |
| Mifflin | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| Monroe | 21 | 26 | -19.2% |
| Montgomery | 104 | 124 | -16.1% |
| Montour | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Northampton | 37 | 37 | 0% |
| Northumberland | 4 | 1 | 300% |
| Perry | 7 | 5 | 40% |
| Philadelphia | 340 | 392 | -13.3% |
| Pike | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Potter | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Schuylkill | 8 | 8 | 0% |
| Snyder | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Somerset | 4 | 5 | -20% |
| Susquehanna | 2 | 3 | -33.3% |
| Union | 6 | 3 | 100% |
| Venango | 1 | 3 | -66.7% |
| Warren | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington | 17 | 24 | -29.2% |
| Wayne | 4 | 6 | -33.3% |
| Westmoreland | 23 | 36 | -36.1% |
| Wyoming | 3 | 0 | - |
| York | 43 | 46 | -6.5% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Clairton• Borough of Carnegie• Borough of Glassport• Borough of Bridgeville• Borough of Braddock• Borough of Homestead• City of Pittsburgh• Burrell• Borough of Sewickley• Allison Park• Borough of Oakmont• Borough of McKees Rocks• Gibsonia• Borough of Verona• Borough of Wilmerding• Borough Of Rankin• Borough Of McDonald• Borough Of Oakdale• Borough Of Coraopolis• City Of McKeesport
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