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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Westmoreland County sees 9.8% decrease in number of business licenses issued in week ending March 5, 2022

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There were 37 business licenses issued in Westmoreland County in the week ending March 5, 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 9.8 percent decrease from the previous week when there were 41 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

CountyIssued in week ending March 5, 2022Issued in week ending Feb. 26, 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams11837.5%
Allegheny20016719.8%
Armstrong770%
Beaver191435.7%
Bedford440%
Berks26254%
Blair813-38.5%
Bradford220%
Bucks84805%
Butler67-14.3%
Cambria610-40%
Carbon8714.3%
Centre201181.8%
Chester806425%
Clearfield62200%
Clinton34-25%
Columbia73133.3%
Crawford9812.5%
Cumberland3949-20.4%
Dauphin5764-10.9%
Delaware716018.3%
Elk110%
Erie352634.6%
Fayette10666.7%
Franklin1521-28.6%
Fulton110%
Greene440%
Huntingdon61500%
Indiana41300%
Jefferson68-25%
Juniata10-
Lackawanna28280%
Lancaster453528.6%
Lawrence114175%
Lebanon36-50%
Lehigh795641.1%
Luzerne2327-14.8%
Lycoming1415-6.7%
Mckean21100%
Mercer59-44.4%
Mifflin56-16.7%
Monroe17166.3%
Montgomery103133-22.6%
Montour220%
Northampton252025%
Northumberland6450%
Perry6520%
Philadelphia4044020.5%
Pike31200%
Schuylkill10911.1%
Snyder52150%
Somerset63100%
Susquehanna6450%
Tioga7616.7%
Union38-62.5%
Venango21100%
Warren110%
Washington16156.7%
Wayne5425%
Westmoreland3741-9.8%
Wyoming17-85.7%
York533551.4%

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