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3.2% less Wayne County business licenses issued in June 2022 compared to previous month

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There were 30 business licenses issued in Wayne County in June 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 3.2 percent decrease from the previous month when there were 31 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 June 2022Issued in May 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams County47446.8%
Allegheny County745818-8.9%
Armstrong County32320%
Beaver County4664-28.1%
Bedford County84100%
Berks County14411723.1%
Blair County483441.2%
Bradford County1019-47.4%
Bucks County352357-1.4%
Butler County2441-41.5%
Cambria County3748-22.9%
Cameron County3539-10.3%
Carbon County3343-23.3%
Centre County746710.4%
Chester County294344-14.5%
Clarion County660%
Clearfield County1418-22.2%
Clinton County1415-6.7%
Columbia County332532%
Crawford County27263.8%
Cumberland County153176-13.1%
Dauphin County2052040.5%
Delaware County2702603.8%
Elk County25-60%
Erie County1361295.4%
Fayette County4042-4.8%
Forest County42100%
Franklin County6683-20.5%
Fulton County14-75%
Greene County1316-18.8%
Huntingdon County2124-12.5%
Indiana County1316-18.8%
Jefferson County2028-28.6%
Juniata County45-20%
Lackawanna County112124-9.7%
Lancaster County1861728.1%
Lawrence County392369.6%
Lebanon County1624-33.3%
Lehigh County2332291.7%
Luzerne County111123-9.8%
Lycoming County544714.9%
McKean County58-37.5%
Mercer County3335-5.7%
Mifflin County14140%
Monroe County7794-18.1%
Montgomery County4844712.8%
Montour County910-10%
Northampton County127144-11.8%
Northumberland County26260%
Perry County1116-31.3%
Philadelphia County1,6431,777-7.5%
Pike County94125%
Potter County6520%
Schuylkill County3850-24%
Snyder County13130%
Somerset County151315.4%
Sullivan County12-50%
Susquehanna County7616.7%
Tioga County79-22.2%
Union County1921-9.5%
Venango County415-73.3%
Warren County330%
Washington County7585-11.8%
Wayne County3031-3.2%
Westmoreland County116119-2.5%
Wyoming County25-60%
York County2242163.7%

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