This is a 62.5 percent decrease from the previous month when there were eight 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
| County | Issued in December 2022 | Issued in November 2022 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County | 5 | 9 | -44.4% |
| Blair County | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Bucks County | 3 | 8 | -62.5% |
| Cambria County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Centre County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Chester County | 1 | 7 | -85.7% |
| Clearfield County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Crawford County | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Cumberland County | 1 | 5 | -80% |
| Delaware County | 4 | 4 | 0% |
| Erie County | 2 | 0 | - |
| Indiana County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Lancaster County | 2 | 0 | - |
| Lawrence County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Lehigh County | 3 | 1 | 200% |
| Mercer County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Montgomery County | 2 | 11 | -81.8% |
| Northumberland County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Philadelphia County | 14 | 25 | -44% |
| Wayne County | 1 | 0 | - |
| Westmoreland County | 1 | 4 | -75% |
| York County | 2 | 3 | -33.3% |
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