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Schuylkill County sees 100% increase in number of business licenses issued in week ending Jan. 22, 2022

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There were 14 business licenses issued in Schuylkill County in the week ending Jan. 22, 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 100 percent increase over the previous week when there were seven 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 Jan. 22, 2022Issued in week ending Jan. 15, 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams1012-16.7%
Allegheny174203-14.3%
Armstrong63100%
Beaver9812.5%
Bedford42100%
Berks2439-38.5%
Blair12120%
Bradford26-66.7%
Bucks1049213%
Butler1113-15.4%
Cambria10825%
Cameron20-
Carbon713-46.2%
Centre151136.4%
Chester957231.9%
Clarion15-80%
Clearfield35-40%
Clinton24-50%
Columbia45-20%
Crawford52150%
Cumberland634153.7%
Dauphin54540%
Delaware7882-4.9%
Elk21100%
Erie5326103.8%
Fayette13862.5%
Forest10-
Franklin1719-10.5%
Fulton31200%
Greene21100%
Huntingdon4333.3%
Indiana5366.7%
Jefferson5425%
Juniata13-66.7%
Lackawanna1840-55%
Lancaster47454.4%
Lawrence9728.6%
Lebanon440%
Lehigh70682.9%
Luzerne312714.8%
Lycoming141040%
Mercer8560%
Mifflin103233.3%
Monroe2122-4.5%
Montgomery104147-29.3%
Montour23-33.3%
Northampton2634-23.5%
Northumberland810-20%
Perry14-75%
Philadelphia376432-13%
Pike13-66.7%
Potter14-75%
Schuylkill147100%
Snyder24-50%
Somerset36-50%
Sullivan10-
Susquehanna13-66.7%
Tioga12-50%
Union84100%
Venango220%
Washington1420-30%
Wayne7540%
Westmoreland3242-23.8%
York67619.8%

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