This is a 93.3 percent decrease from the previous month when there were 15 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 November 2022 | Issued in October 2022 | Percentage change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County | 9 | 270 | -96.7% |
| Berks County | 1 | 43 | -97.7% |
| Blair County | 1 | 20 | -95% |
| Bucks County | 8 | 158 | -94.9% |
| Chester County | 7 | 143 | -95.1% |
| Crawford County | 1 | 11 | -90.9% |
| Cumberland County | 5 | 66 | -92.4% |
| Dauphin County | 5 | 95 | -94.7% |
| Delaware County | 4 | 116 | -96.6% |
| Franklin County | 1 | 19 | -94.7% |
| Lackawanna County | 1 | 34 | -97.1% |
| Lehigh County | 1 | 94 | -98.9% |
| Luzerne County | 1 | 46 | -97.8% |
| Lycoming County | 1 | 15 | -93.3% |
| Monroe County | 1 | 44 | -97.7% |
| Montgomery County | 11 | 197 | -94.4% |
| Northampton County | 2 | 44 | -95.5% |
| Philadelphia County | 25 | 767 | -96.7% |
| Westmoreland County | 4 | 37 | -89.2% |
| York County | 3 | 79 | -96.2% |
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