This is a 13 percent increase over the previous month when there were 253 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
| County | Issued in March 2022 | Issued in February 2022 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 52 | 36 | 44.4% |
| Allegheny | 828 | 681 | 21.6% |
| Armstrong | 27 | 19 | 42.1% |
| Beaver | 61 | 58 | 5.2% |
| Bedford | 9 | 15 | -40% |
| Berks | 160 | 111 | 44.1% |
| Blair | 39 | 49 | -20.4% |
| Bradford | 11 | 16 | -31.3% |
| Bucks | 384 | 351 | 9.4% |
| Butler | 48 | 43 | 11.6% |
| Cambria | 52 | 39 | 33.3% |
| Cameron | 1 | 0 | - |
| Carbon | 42 | 24 | 75% |
| Centre | 76 | 75 | 1.3% |
| Chester | 347 | 292 | 18.8% |
| Clarion | 9 | 7 | 28.6% |
| Clearfield | 19 | 12 | 58.3% |
| Clinton | 16 | 16 | 0% |
| Columbia | 30 | 26 | 15.4% |
| Crawford | 31 | 34 | -8.8% |
| Cumberland | 178 | 179 | -0.6% |
| Dauphin | 232 | 236 | -1.7% |
| Delaware | 286 | 253 | 13% |
| Elk | 6 | 10 | -40% |
| Erie | 153 | 126 | 21.4% |
| Fayette | 37 | 20 | 85% |
| Forest | 1 | 0 | - |
| Franklin | 63 | 92 | -31.5% |
| Fulton | 2 | 3 | -33.3% |
| Greene | 16 | 12 | 33.3% |
| Huntingdon | 17 | 10 | 70% |
| Indiana | 15 | 11 | 36.4% |
| Jefferson | 29 | 14 | 107.1% |
| Juniata | 15 | 4 | 275% |
| Lackawanna | 131 | 84 | 56% |
| Lancaster | 186 | 157 | 18.5% |
| Lawrence | 40 | 31 | 29% |
| Lebanon | 22 | 31 | -29% |
| Lehigh | 290 | 229 | 26.6% |
| Luzerne | 138 | 99 | 39.4% |
| Lycoming | 43 | 50 | -14% |
| Mckean | 5 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Mercer | 37 | 27 | 37% |
| Mifflin | 20 | 21 | -4.8% |
| Monroe | 93 | 84 | 10.7% |
| Montgomery | 498 | 508 | -2% |
| Montour | 11 | 13 | -15.4% |
| none Allegheny | 1 | 0 | - |
| Northampton | 162 | 110 | 47.3% |
| Northumberland | 23 | 16 | 43.8% |
| Perry | 20 | 12 | 66.7% |
| Philadelphia | 1,787 | 1,557 | 14.8% |
| Pike | 14 | 10 | 40% |
| Potter | 2 | 4 | -50% |
| Schuylkill | 67 | 41 | 63.4% |
| Snyder | 19 | 12 | 58.3% |
| Somerset | 16 | 17 | -5.9% |
| Sullivan | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| Susquehanna | 14 | 13 | 7.7% |
| Tioga | 11 | 26 | -57.7% |
| Union | 15 | 19 | -21.1% |
| Venango | 9 | 7 | 28.6% |
| Warren | 3 | 4 | -25% |
| Washington | 75 | 74 | 1.4% |
| Wayne | 28 | 26 | 7.7% |
| Westmoreland | 172 | 152 | 13.2% |
| Wyoming | 2 | 10 | -80% |
| York | 235 | 202 | 16.3% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Borough of Kennett Square• Boothwyn• City of Philadelphia• Borough of Darby• Broomall• Haverford Township• Borough of Ridley Park• West Chester Borough• Borough of Sharon Hill• Borough of Sewickley• Borough of Morton• Borough of Eddystone• Linwood• Swarthmore Borough• Ardmore• Borough of Upland• Borough of Collingdale• Borough of Media• Borough of Yeadon• Borough of Marcus Hook• Borough of Aldan• Borough of Folcroft• Borough Of Clifton Heights• Chadds Ford• Drexel Hill• Borough Of Trainer• Folsom• Bryn Mawr• Borough Of Brookhaven• Borough Of Glenolden• Borough Of Lansdowne
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