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Decreasing number of Berks County business licenses issued in week ending Jan. 22, 2022

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There were 24 business licenses issued in Berks County in the week ending Jan. 22, 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 38.5 percent decrease from the previous week when there were 39 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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