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Lancaster County sees 35.9% decrease in number of business licenses issued in February 2022

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There were 157 business licenses issued in Lancaster County in February 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 35.9 percent decrease from the previous month when there were 245 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

CountyIssued in February 2022Issued in January 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams3661-41%
Allegheny681886-23.1%
Armstrong1924-20.8%
Beaver584528.9%
Bedford151136.4%
Berks111161-31.1%
Blair49482.1%
Bradford16156.7%
Bucks351395-11.1%
Butler4351-15.7%
Cambria3945-13.3%
Carbon2436-33.3%
Centre7579-5.1%
Chester292373-21.7%
Clarion714-50%
Clearfield1217-29.4%
Clinton1620-20%
Columbia2636-27.8%
Crawford34333%
Cumberland179211-15.2%
Dauphin236267-11.6%
Delaware253324-21.9%
Elk1011-9.1%
Erie126171-26.3%
Fayette2048-58.3%
Franklin927817.9%
Fulton310-70%
Greene12119.1%
Hatfield Montgomery10-
Huntingdon1014-28.6%
Indiana1119-42.1%
Jefferson1431-54.8%
Juniata415-73.3%
Lackawanna84120-30%
Lancaster157245-35.9%
Lawrence3136-13.9%
Lebanon312240.9%
Lehigh229281-18.5%
Luzerne99120-17.5%
Lycoming50492%
Mckean35-40%
Mercer2736-25%
Mifflin2122-4.5%
Monroe8499-15.2%
Montgomery508575-11.7%
Montour13862.5%
Northampton110122-9.8%
Northumberland1633-51.5%
Perry1217-29.4%
Philadelphia1,5571,836-15.2%
Pike1017-41.2%
Potter49-55.6%
Schuylkill4165-36.9%
Snyder1221-42.9%
Somerset1721-19%
Sullivan34-25%
Susquehanna13862.5%
Tioga267271.4%
Union1924-20.8%
Venango714-50%
Warren440%
Washington7483-10.8%
Wayne262123.8%
Westmoreland152162-6.2%
Wyoming104150%
York202258-21.7%

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