This is a 30.9 percent increase over the previous week when there were 55 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 Feb. 5, 2022 | Issued in week ending Jan. 29, 2022 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 11 | 14 | -21.4% |
| Allegheny | 198 | 171 | 15.8% |
| Armstrong | 8 | 8 | 0% |
| Beaver | 13 | 9 | 44.4% |
| Berks | 39 | 30 | 30% |
| Blair | 14 | 11 | 27.3% |
| Bradford | 6 | 1 | 500% |
| Bucks | 78 | 84 | -7.1% |
| Butler | 10 | 11 | -9.1% |
| Cambria | 9 | 10 | -10% |
| Cameron | 1 | 2 | -50% |
| Carbon | 5 | 4 | 25% |
| Centre | 29 | 19 | 52.6% |
| Chester | 71 | 74 | -4.1% |
| Clarion | 2 | 4 | -50% |
| Clearfield | 5 | 4 | 25% |
| Clinton | 2 | 5 | -60% |
| Columbia | 11 | 9 | 22.2% |
| Crawford | 13 | 4 | 225% |
| Cumberland | 42 | 41 | 2.4% |
| Dauphin | 63 | 49 | 28.6% |
| Delaware | 72 | 55 | 30.9% |
| Elk | 1 | 4 | -75% |
| Erie | 29 | 34 | -14.7% |
| Fayette | 4 | 8 | -50% |
| Franklin | 16 | 13 | 23.1% |
| Fulton | 1 | 0 | - |
| Greene | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Huntingdon | 3 | 4 | -25% |
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 0% |
| Jefferson | 4 | 6 | -33.3% |
| Juniata | 2 | 4 | -50% |
| Lackawanna | 22 | 23 | -4.3% |
| Lancaster | 38 | 36 | 5.6% |
| Lawrence | 6 | 9 | -33.3% |
| Lebanon | 7 | 2 | 250% |
| Lehigh | 51 | 52 | -1.9% |
| Luzerne | 28 | 20 | 40% |
| Lycoming | 14 | 6 | 133.3% |
| Mckean | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mercer | 9 | 5 | 80% |
| Mifflin | 6 | 3 | 100% |
| Monroe | 17 | 12 | 41.7% |
| Montgomery | 126 | 97 | 29.9% |
| Montour | 6 | 1 | 500% |
| Northampton | 32 | 26 | 23.1% |
| Northumberland | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| Perry | 4 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Philadelphia | 430 | 375 | 14.7% |
| Pike | 5 | 6 | -16.7% |
| Potter | 1 | 2 | -50% |
| Schuylkill | 13 | 15 | -13.3% |
| Snyder | 2 | 5 | -60% |
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Susquehanna | 3 | 1 | 200% |
| Tioga | 5 | 0 | - |
| Union | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| Venango | 4 | 0 | - |
| Warren | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington | 15 | 11 | 36.4% |
| Wayne | 8 | 4 | 100% |
| Westmoreland | 37 | 21 | 76.2% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| York | 55 | 42 | 31% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Borough of Darby• Broomall• Borough of Ridley Park• Borough of Morton• Linwood• Swarthmore Borough• Ardmore• Woodlyn• Borough of Upland• Borough of Media• Borough of Yeadon• Borough of Aldan• Borough of Folcroft• Borough Of Clifton Heights• Chadds Ford• Drexel Hill• Borough Of Trainer• Folsom• Borough Of Brookhaven• Borough Of Glenolden• Borough Of Lansdowne
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