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Mckean County sees 40% decrease in number of business licenses issued in February 2022

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There were three business licenses issued in Mckean County in February 2022 in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

This is a 40 percent decrease from the previous month when there were five 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

CountyIssued in February 2022Issued in January 2022Percentage change (%)
Adams3661-41%
Allegheny681886-23.1%
Armstrong1924-20.8%
Beaver584528.9%
Bedford151136.4%
Berks111161-31.1%
Blair49482.1%
Bradford16156.7%
Bucks351395-11.1%
Butler4351-15.7%
Cambria3945-13.3%
Carbon2436-33.3%
Centre7579-5.1%
Chester292373-21.7%
Clarion714-50%
Clearfield1217-29.4%
Clinton1620-20%
Columbia2636-27.8%
Crawford34333%
Cumberland179211-15.2%
Dauphin236267-11.6%
Delaware253324-21.9%
Elk1011-9.1%
Erie126171-26.3%
Fayette2048-58.3%
Franklin927817.9%
Fulton310-70%
Greene12119.1%
Hatfield Montgomery10-
Huntingdon1014-28.6%
Indiana1119-42.1%
Jefferson1431-54.8%
Juniata415-73.3%
Lackawanna84120-30%
Lancaster157245-35.9%
Lawrence3136-13.9%
Lebanon312240.9%
Lehigh229281-18.5%
Luzerne99120-17.5%
Lycoming50492%
Mckean35-40%
Mercer2736-25%
Mifflin2122-4.5%
Monroe8499-15.2%
Montgomery508575-11.7%
Montour13862.5%
Northampton110122-9.8%
Northumberland1633-51.5%
Perry1217-29.4%
Philadelphia1,5571,836-15.2%
Pike1017-41.2%
Potter49-55.6%
Schuylkill4165-36.9%
Snyder1221-42.9%
Somerset1721-19%
Sullivan34-25%
Susquehanna13862.5%
Tioga267271.4%
Union1924-20.8%
Venango714-50%
Warren440%
Washington7483-10.8%
Wayne262123.8%
Westmoreland152162-6.2%
Wyoming104150%
York202258-21.7%

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