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Montgomery County business licenses issued in April 2022 compared to previous month

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There were 469 business licenses issued in Montgomery County in April 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 5.8 percent decrease from the previous month when there were 498 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 Month

CountyIssued in April 2022Issued in March 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams3352-36.5%
Allegheny712828-14%
Armstrong2127-22.2%
Beaver726118%
Bedford49-55.6%
Berks145160-9.4%
Blair503928.2%
Bradford161145.5%
Bucks365384-4.9%
Butler3748-22.9%
Cambria3852-26.9%
Cameron110%
Carbon2242-47.6%
Centre857611.8%
Chester303347-12.7%
Clarion990%
Clearfield1419-26.3%
Clinton1416-12.5%
Columbia343013.3%
Crawford2531-19.4%
Cumberland152178-14.6%
Dauphin223232-3.9%
Delaware241286-15.7%
Elk9650%
Erie138153-9.8%
Fayette2837-24.3%
Forest31200%
Franklin786323.8%
Fulton3250%
Greene916-43.8%
Huntingdon717-58.8%
Indiana815-46.7%
Jefferson1529-48.3%
Juniata715-53.3%
Lackawanna82131-37.4%
Lancaster177186-4.8%
Lawrence534032.5%
Lebanon1722-22.7%
Lehigh250290-13.8%
Luzerne104138-24.6%
Lycoming4143-4.7%
Mckean35-40%
Mercer3037-18.9%
Mifflin1320-35%
Monroe9093-3.2%
Montgomery469498-5.8%
Montour1011-9.1%
Northampton132162-18.5%
Northumberland1623-30.4%
Perry21205%
Philadelphia1,5251,787-14.7%
Pike914-35.7%
Potter92350%
Schuylkill4967-26.9%
Snyder1219-36.8%
Somerset1316-18.8%
Sullivan23-33.3%
Susquehanna1114-21.4%
Tioga911-18.2%
Union16156.7%
Venango990%
Warren93200%
Washington79755.3%
Wayne1628-42.9%
Westmoreland110172-36%
Wyoming42100%
York202235-14%

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