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Sunday, December 22, 2024

How many business licenses were issued in Delaware County in March 2022?

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There were 286 business licenses issued in Delaware County in March 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 13 percent increase over the previous month when there were 253 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 March 2022Issued in February 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams523644.4%
Allegheny82868121.6%
Armstrong271942.1%
Beaver61585.2%
Bedford915-40%
Berks16011144.1%
Blair3949-20.4%
Bradford1116-31.3%
Bucks3843519.4%
Butler484311.6%
Cambria523933.3%
Cameron10-
Carbon422475%
Centre76751.3%
Chester34729218.8%
Clarion9728.6%
Clearfield191258.3%
Clinton16160%
Columbia302615.4%
Crawford3134-8.8%
Cumberland178179-0.6%
Dauphin232236-1.7%
Delaware28625313%
Elk610-40%
Erie15312621.4%
Fayette372085%
Forest10-
Franklin6392-31.5%
Fulton23-33.3%
Greene161233.3%
Huntingdon171070%
Indiana151136.4%
Jefferson2914107.1%
Juniata154275%
Lackawanna1318456%
Lancaster18615718.5%
Lawrence403129%
Lebanon2231-29%
Lehigh29022926.6%
Luzerne1389939.4%
Lycoming4350-14%
Mckean5366.7%
Mercer372737%
Mifflin2021-4.8%
Monroe938410.7%
Montgomery498508-2%
Montour1113-15.4%
none Allegheny10-
Northampton16211047.3%
Northumberland231643.8%
Perry201266.7%
Philadelphia1,7871,55714.8%
Pike141040%
Potter24-50%
Schuylkill674163.4%
Snyder191258.3%
Somerset1617-5.9%
Sullivan330%
Susquehanna14137.7%
Tioga1126-57.7%
Union1519-21.1%
Venango9728.6%
Warren34-25%
Washington75741.4%
Wayne28267.7%
Westmoreland17215213.2%
Wyoming210-80%
York23520216.3%