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Bedford County sees an increase business licenses issued in week ending Feb. 12, 2022

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There were four business licenses issued in Bedford County in the week ending Feb. 12, 2022 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.

Comparison of business licenses issued by County and Week

CountyIssued in week ending Feb. 12, 2022Issued in week ending Feb. 5, 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams811-27.3%
Allegheny174198-12.1%
Armstrong58-37.5%
Beaver161323.1%
Bedford40-
Berks2639-33.3%
Blair14140%
Bradford36-50%
Bucks82785.1%
Butler810-20%
Cambria79-22.2%
Carbon45-20%
Centre1629-44.8%
Chester6871-4.2%
Clarion220%
Clearfield35-40%
Clinton52150%
Columbia911-18.2%
Crawford613-53.8%
Cumberland494216.7%
Dauphin5363-15.9%
Delaware5972-18.1%
Elk110%
Erie372927.6%
Fayette440%
Franklin261662.5%
Greene42100%
Hatfield Montgomery10-
Huntingdon23-33.3%
Indiana14-75%
Jefferson34-25%
Juniata12-50%
Lackawanna1422-36.4%
Lancaster493828.9%
Lawrence136116.7%
Lebanon10742.9%
Lehigh625121.6%
Luzerne2628-7.1%
Lycoming1014-28.6%
Mercer49-55.6%
Mifflin8633.3%
Monroe291770.6%
Montgomery1301263.2%
Montour36-50%
Northampton34326.3%
Northumberland5366.7%
Perry14-75%
Philadelphia380430-11.6%
Pike35-40%
Potter110%
Schuylkill13130%
Snyder42100%
Somerset14-75%
Sullivan30-
Susquehanna330%
Tioga6520%
Union440%
Venango34-25%
Washington241560%
Wayne880%
Westmoreland40378.1%
York56551.8%

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