East Montgomery Times

There was one business license issued in Philadelphia County County in the week ending Sept. 16 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is an increase over the previous week when there were no 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. Since then, the unemployment rate has been decreasing, reaching 4.3 percent in early 2023.

County	Issued in week ending Sept. 16	Issued in week ending Sept. 9	Percentage change (%)
Philadelphia County	1	0	-