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11.5% more Montgomery County business licenses issued in 2021 compared to previous year

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There were 6,525 business licenses issued in Montgomery County in 2021 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is an 11.5 percent increase over the previous year when there were 5,853 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 2021Issued in 2020Percentage change (%)
Adams50542120%
Allegheny10,3519,14413.2%
Armstrong28220537.6%
Beaver80466221.5%
Bedford1036460.9%
Berks1,6301,38317.9%
Blair52446313.2%
Bradford1831679.6%
Bucks4,4743,80617.6%
Butler52143719.2%
Cambria48138126.2%
Cameron1621-23.8%
Carbon43230243%
Centre85072517.2%
Chester4,1383,50818%
Clarion846333.3%
Clearfield18215517.4%
Clinton18713934.5%
Columbia3002864.9%
Crawford40628144.5%
Cumberland2,1391,64430.1%
Dauphin2,7822,33519.1%
Delaware4,3673,94510.7%
Elk1035683.9%
Erie1,4601,15326.6%
Fayette4104002.5%
Forest921-57.1%
Franklin7977407.7%
Fulton2429-17.2%
Greene1299831.6%
Huntingdon18914530.3%
Indiana17414222.5%
Jefferson25319430.4%
Juniata1048128.4%
Lackawanna1,3441,07624.9%
Lancaster2,1691,83218.4%
Lawrence4784437.9%
Lebanon23519918.1%
Lehigh3,2512,61824.2%
Luzerne1,3291,08023.1%
Lycoming52045514.3%
Mckean714557.8%
Mercer4134061.7%
Mifflin1831801.7%
Monroe1,23594430.8%
Montgomery6,5255,85311.5%
Montour102975.2%
Northampton1,5251,32415.2%
Northumberland28323619.9%
Perry18215517.4%
Philadelphia27,93823,82217.3%
Pike14011620.7%
Potter64631.6%
Schuylkill53445716.8%
Snyder1781667.2%
Somerset15113710.2%
Sullivan3216100%
Susquehanna15711635.3%
Tioga14911035.5%
Union2011886.9%
Venango13910927.5%
Warren635710.5%
Washington93680716%
Wayne29623227.6%
Westmoreland1,7251,46417.8%
Wyoming513070%
York2,5312,15817.3%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Borough of StroudsburgBorough of MalvernWyncoteBorough of BechtelsvilleGilbertsvilleMontgomeryvilleCollegevilleSalfordBorough of ParkesburgStoweFairless HillsBorough of SoudertonWyndmoorBorough of ChalfontBorough of BridgeportTrooperBorough of DoylestownCity of MoraineGroveOrelandPlymouth MeetingCity of PhiladelphiaJenkintown BoroughBroomallHaverford TownshipPottsgroveWarringtonWorcesterCity of ErieExtonWest Chester BoroughBorough of TelfordBorough of RoyersfordBorough of HatboroBorough of PhoenixvilleCity of LansdaleBorough of ConshohockenFeastervilleBerwynNarberth BoroughSanatogaBorough of HuntingdonOleyArdmoreBorough of PottstownBorough of SchwenksvilleSpring HouseBorough of NorristownLimerick TownshipGlensideBorough of Red HillBorough of North WalesBorough of BoyertownKulpsvilleThe WoodlandsPikeBlue BellBorough of PennsburgBorough Of TrappeBorough Of Clifton HeightsSilver SpringBorough Of RockledgeDrexel HillCheltenhamLafayetteTrevoseFlourtownMaple GlenBorough Of East GreenvilleWest NorritonBorough Of HatfieldUpper GwyneddLevittownLower MerionBryn MawrBorough Of BrookhavenBorough Of BallyBorough Of Bryn AthynBorough Of GlenoldenHarleysvilleBorough Of LansdowneBorough Of Green LaneBorough Of QuakertownProvidenceAudubonFort WashingtonBorough Of Ambler

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