This is a 14 percent decrease from the previous month when there were 828 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 April 2022 | Issued in March 2022 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 33 | 52 | -36.5% |
| Allegheny | 712 | 828 | -14% |
| Armstrong | 21 | 27 | -22.2% |
| Beaver | 72 | 61 | 18% |
| Bedford | 4 | 9 | -55.6% |
| Berks | 145 | 160 | -9.4% |
| Blair | 50 | 39 | 28.2% |
| Bradford | 16 | 11 | 45.5% |
| Bucks | 365 | 384 | -4.9% |
| Butler | 37 | 48 | -22.9% |
| Cambria | 38 | 52 | -26.9% |
| Cameron | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Carbon | 22 | 42 | -47.6% |
| Centre | 85 | 76 | 11.8% |
| Chester | 303 | 347 | -12.7% |
| Clarion | 9 | 9 | 0% |
| Clearfield | 14 | 19 | -26.3% |
| Clinton | 14 | 16 | -12.5% |
| Columbia | 34 | 30 | 13.3% |
| Crawford | 25 | 31 | -19.4% |
| Cumberland | 152 | 178 | -14.6% |
| Dauphin | 223 | 232 | -3.9% |
| Delaware | 241 | 286 | -15.7% |
| Elk | 9 | 6 | 50% |
| Erie | 138 | 153 | -9.8% |
| Fayette | 28 | 37 | -24.3% |
| Forest | 3 | 1 | 200% |
| Franklin | 78 | 63 | 23.8% |
| Fulton | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Greene | 9 | 16 | -43.8% |
| Huntingdon | 7 | 17 | -58.8% |
| Indiana | 8 | 15 | -46.7% |
| Jefferson | 15 | 29 | -48.3% |
| Juniata | 7 | 15 | -53.3% |
| Lackawanna | 82 | 131 | -37.4% |
| Lancaster | 177 | 186 | -4.8% |
| Lawrence | 53 | 40 | 32.5% |
| Lebanon | 17 | 22 | -22.7% |
| Lehigh | 250 | 290 | -13.8% |
| Luzerne | 104 | 138 | -24.6% |
| Lycoming | 41 | 43 | -4.7% |
| Mckean | 3 | 5 | -40% |
| Mercer | 30 | 37 | -18.9% |
| Mifflin | 13 | 20 | -35% |
| Monroe | 90 | 93 | -3.2% |
| Montgomery | 469 | 498 | -5.8% |
| Montour | 10 | 11 | -9.1% |
| Northampton | 132 | 162 | -18.5% |
| Northumberland | 16 | 23 | -30.4% |
| Perry | 21 | 20 | 5% |
| Philadelphia | 1,525 | 1,787 | -14.7% |
| Pike | 9 | 14 | -35.7% |
| Potter | 9 | 2 | 350% |
| Schuylkill | 49 | 67 | -26.9% |
| Snyder | 12 | 19 | -36.8% |
| Somerset | 13 | 16 | -18.8% |
| Sullivan | 2 | 3 | -33.3% |
| Susquehanna | 11 | 14 | -21.4% |
| Tioga | 9 | 11 | -18.2% |
| Union | 16 | 15 | 6.7% |
| Venango | 9 | 9 | 0% |
| Warren | 9 | 3 | 200% |
| Washington | 79 | 75 | 5.3% |
| Wayne | 16 | 28 | -42.9% |
| Westmoreland | 110 | 172 | -36% |
| Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 100% |
| York | 202 | 235 | -14% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Clairton• Jefferson Hills Borough• Borough of Cheswick• Borough of Canonsburg• Borough of Carnegie• Fairless Hills• Borough of Glassport• Borough of Swissvale• Borough of Bridgeville• Borough of West Mifflin• Borough of Munhall• Borough of Versailles• Borough of Turtle Creek• Borough of Baden• City of New Kensington• Borough of Braddock• Borough of Homestead• City of Duquesne• City of Pittsburgh• Borough of Mount Oliver• City of Aliquippa• Burrell• Borough of White Oak• Glenshaw• Borough of Sewickley• Borough of Pitcairn• Allison Park• Borough of Oakmont• Borough of Crafton• Borough of McKees Rocks• Borough of Tarentum• Borough of Castle Shannon• Gibsonia• Penn Hills• Borough of Verona• Borough of Wilmerding• Borough of Sewickley Hills• Borough of Millvale• Boston• Borough Of Bellevue• Borough Of Dravosburg• Borough Of Rankin• Borough Of McDonald• Borough Of Delmont• Borough Of Oakdale• Borough Of Coraopolis• Borough Of Blawnox• City Of McKeesport• City Of Monongahela• Borough Of Mars• Borough Of Wilkinsburg
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