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
| County | Issued in 2020 | Issued in 2019 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 421 | 402 | 4.7% |
| Allegheny | 9,144 | 8,233 | 11.1% |
| Armstrong | 205 | 234 | -12.4% |
| Beaver | 662 | 683 | -3.1% |
| Bedford | 64 | 80 | -20% |
| Berks | 1,383 | 1,355 | 2.1% |
| Blair | 463 | 503 | -8% |
| Bradford | 167 | 158 | 5.7% |
| Bucks | 3,806 | 3,686 | 3.3% |
| Butler | 437 | 399 | 9.5% |
| Cambria | 381 | 371 | 2.7% |
| Cameron | 21 | 17 | 23.5% |
| Carbon | 302 | 297 | 1.7% |
| Centre | 725 | 717 | 1.1% |
| Chester | 3,508 | 3,413 | 2.8% |
| Clarion | 63 | 75 | -16% |
| Clearfield | 155 | 151 | 2.6% |
| Clinton | 139 | 154 | -9.7% |
| Columbia | 286 | 294 | -2.7% |
| Crawford | 281 | 349 | -19.5% |
| Cumberland | 1,644 | 1,684 | -2.4% |
| Dauphin | 2,335 | 2,145 | 8.9% |
| Delaware | 3,945 | 2,892 | 36.4% |
| Elk | 56 | 67 | -16.4% |
| Erie | 1,153 | 1,111 | 3.8% |
| Fayette | 400 | 380 | 5.3% |
| Forest | 21 | 11 | 90.9% |
| Franklin | 740 | 678 | 9.1% |
| Fulton | 29 | 25 | 16% |
| Greene | 98 | 112 | -12.5% |
| Huntingdon | 145 | 139 | 4.3% |
| Indiana | 142 | 128 | 10.9% |
| Jefferson | 194 | 198 | -2% |
| Juniata | 81 | 86 | -5.8% |
| Lackawanna | 1,076 | 1,060 | 1.5% |
| Lancaster | 1,832 | 1,773 | 3.3% |
| Lawrence | 443 | 382 | 16% |
| Lebanon | 199 | 190 | 4.7% |
| Lehigh | 2,618 | 2,353 | 11.3% |
| Luzerne | 1,080 | 895 | 20.7% |
| Lycoming | 455 | 449 | 1.3% |
| Mckean | 45 | 57 | -21.1% |
| Mercer | 406 | 397 | 2.3% |
| Mifflin | 180 | 165 | 9.1% |
| Monroe | 944 | 949 | -0.5% |
| Montgomery | 5,853 | 5,330 | 9.8% |
| Montour | 97 | 76 | 27.6% |
| Northampton | 1,324 | 1,194 | 10.9% |
| Northumberland | 236 | 261 | -9.6% |
| Perry | 155 | 152 | 2% |
| Philadelphia | 23,822 | 16,427 | 45% |
| Pike | 116 | 99 | 17.2% |
| Potter | 63 | 55 | 14.5% |
| Schuylkill | 457 | 489 | -6.5% |
| Snyder | 166 | 175 | -5.1% |
| Somerset | 137 | 166 | -17.5% |
| Sullivan | 16 | 8 | 100% |
| Susquehanna | 116 | 142 | -18.3% |
| Tioga | 110 | 97 | 13.4% |
| Union | 188 | 190 | -1.1% |
| Venango | 109 | 88 | 23.9% |
| Warren | 57 | 65 | -12.3% |
| Washington | 807 | 882 | -8.5% |
| Wayne | 232 | 201 | 15.4% |
| Westmoreland | 1,464 | 1,315 | 11.3% |
| Wyoming | 30 | 37 | -18.9% |
| York | 2,158 | 2,050 | 5.3% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Clairton• Borough of West Elizabeth• Borough of West View• Moon Township• Shaler Township• Borough of Donora• Curtisville• Jefferson Hills Borough• Borough of Cheswick• Borough of Canonsburg• Borough of Edgeworth• Borough of Carnegie• Kennedy Township• Borough of Glassport• Borough of Swissvale• Highland Park• Borough of Pleasant Hills• Borough of Leetsdale• Borough of Emsworth• Borough of Bridgeville• Borough of West Mifflin• Borough of Munhall• Borough of Versailles• Borough of Turtle Creek• Borough of Baden• City of New Kensington• City of Philadelphia• Imperial• Borough of Brackenridge• Borough of Braddock• Borough of Homestead• Borough of Etna• Borough of Valencia• City of Duquesne• City of Pittsburgh• Uniontown• City of Erie• Borough of Mount Oliver• Borough of Avalon• City of Aliquippa• Burrell• Borough of Ambridge• Borough of White Oak• Borough of Zelienople• Glenshaw• Borough of Sewickley• Russellton• Borough of Pitcairn• Bakerstown• Berwyn• Allison Park• Borough of Oakmont• Borough of Crafton• Borough of Norristown• Borough of Whitaker• Borough of Brentwood• Bradford Woods Borough• Borough of Churchill• Borough of McKees Rocks• Borough of Tarentum• Borough of Wall• Borough of Lawrenceville• Borough of Castle Shannon• Borough of Whitehall• Borough of Monaca• Newton• McMurray• Borough of Vandergrift• Gibsonia• City of Jeannette• Greenock• Borough of Aspinwall• Penn Hills• Borough of Verona• Borough of Wilmerding• Borough of Sewickley Hills• Borough of Millvale• Borough of Forest Hills• Boston• Borough Of Bellevue• Borough Of Trafford• North Fayette Township• Harwick• Borough Of Dravosburg• Borough Of Finleyville• Borough Of Rankin• Borough Of McDonald• Genesee• Borough Of Oakdale• Eighty Four• City Of New Castle• Avon• Borough Of Dormont• Borough Of Coraopolis• Borough Of Silverdale• City Of McKeesport• City Of Monongahela• Borough Of Mars• Borough Of Rosslyn Farms• Borough Of Wilkinsburg• Church Hill• Borough Of Sharpsburg
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