This is a 12.2 percent increase over the previous week when there were 131 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 Jan. 15, 2022 | Issued in week ending Jan. 8, 2022 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 12 | 9 | 33.3% |
| Allegheny | 203 | 184 | 10.3% |
| Armstrong | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Beaver | 8 | 10 | -20% |
| Bedford | 2 | 3 | -33.3% |
| Berks | 39 | 38 | 2.6% |
| Blair | 12 | 5 | 140% |
| Bradford | 6 | 4 | 50% |
| Bucks | 92 | 69 | 33.3% |
| Butler | 13 | 11 | 18.2% |
| Cambria | 8 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Carbon | 13 | 9 | 44.4% |
| Centre | 11 | 14 | -21.4% |
| Chester | 72 | 72 | 0% |
| Clarion | 5 | 1 | 400% |
| Clearfield | 5 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Clinton | 4 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Columbia | 5 | 6 | -16.7% |
| Crawford | 2 | 7 | -71.4% |
| Cumberland | 41 | 32 | 28.1% |
| Dauphin | 54 | 61 | -11.5% |
| Delaware | 82 | 66 | 24.2% |
| Elk | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Erie | 26 | 23 | 13% |
| Fayette | 8 | 12 | -33.3% |
| Franklin | 19 | 13 | 46.2% |
| Fulton | 1 | 5 | -80% |
| Greene | 1 | 4 | -75% |
| Huntingdon | 3 | 0 | - |
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Jefferson | 4 | 10 | -60% |
| Juniata | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Lackawanna | 40 | 25 | 60% |
| Lancaster | 45 | 50 | -10% |
| Lawrence | 7 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Lebanon | 4 | 4 | 0% |
| Lehigh | 68 | 46 | 47.8% |
| Luzerne | 27 | 27 | 0% |
| Lycoming | 10 | 10 | 0% |
| Mercer | 5 | 9 | -44.4% |
| Mifflin | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Monroe | 22 | 32 | -31.3% |
| Montgomery | 147 | 131 | 12.2% |
| Montour | 3 | 0 | - |
| Northampton | 34 | 18 | 88.9% |
| Northumberland | 10 | 5 | 100% |
| Perry | 4 | 5 | -20% |
| Philadelphia | 432 | 416 | 3.8% |
| Pike | 3 | 4 | -25% |
| Potter | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Schuylkill | 7 | 17 | -58.8% |
| Snyder | 4 | 7 | -42.9% |
| Somerset | 6 | 4 | 50% |
| Susquehanna | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Tioga | 2 | 3 | -33.3% |
| Union | 4 | 5 | -20% |
| Venango | 2 | 4 | -50% |
| Warren | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| Washington | 20 | 16 | 25% |
| Wayne | 5 | 2 | 150% |
| Westmoreland | 42 | 37 | 13.5% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| York | 61 | 48 | 27.1% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wyncote• Gilbertsville• Montgomeryville• Stowe• Borough of Souderton• Wyndmoor• Grove• Oreland• Plymouth Meeting• City of Philadelphia• Jenkintown Borough• Borough of Telford• Borough of Royersford• Borough of Hatboro• Borough of Phoenixville• City of Lansdale• Borough of Conshohocken• Narberth Borough• Ardmore• Borough of Pottstown• Borough of Schwenksville• Borough of Norristown• Limerick Township• Glenside• Borough of North Wales• Blue Bell• Borough of Pennsburg• Borough Of Trappe• Cheltenham• Flourtown• Borough Of East Greenville• West Norriton• Borough Of Hatfield• Borough Of Bryn Athyn• Harleysville• Borough Of Lansdowne• Audubon• Fort Washington• Borough Of Ambler
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