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Chester County business licenses issued in week ending April 2, 2022 compared to previous week

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There were 84 business licenses issued in Chester County in the week ending April 2, 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 6.3 percent increase over the previous week when there were 79 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 April 2, 2022Issued in week ending March 26, 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams13944.4%
Allegheny21618814.9%
Armstrong550%
Beaver209122.2%
Bedford16-83.3%
Berks5025100%
Blair168100%
Bradford30-
Bucks1018814.8%
Butler15887.5%
Cambria1011-9.1%
Carbon990%
Centre191258.3%
Chester84796.3%
Clarion110%
Clearfield5425%
Clinton63100%
Columbia93200%
Crawford8633.3%
Cumberland433716.2%
Dauphin57545.6%
Delaware765635.7%
Elk21100%
Erie3233-3%
Fayette11683.3%
Franklin279200%
Fulton20-
Huntingdon42100%
Indiana440%
Jefferson38-62.5%
Juniata52150%
Lackawanna2627-3.7%
Lancaster463917.9%
Lawrence126100%
Lebanon103233.3%
Lehigh58547.4%
Luzerne382458.3%
Lycoming912-25%
Mckean20-
Mercer7540%
Mifflin6520%
Monroe2225-12%
Montgomery11910513.3%
Montour24-50%
none Allegheny10-
Northampton4047-14.9%
Northumberland35-40%
Perry45-20%
Philadelphia379405-6.4%
Pike5366.7%
Potter10-
Schuylkill161414.3%
Snyder71600%
Somerset25-60%
Susquehanna5366.7%
Tioga20-
Union3250%
Warren110%
Washington16156.7%
Wayne46-33.3%
Westmoreland3637-2.7%
York514124.4%

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