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Wayne County sees 25% increase in number of business licenses issued in week ending March 5, 2022

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

This is a 25 percent increase over the previous week when there were four 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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