What is the current unemployment rate in Kent?
Unemployment data is produced monthly from the administrative process of benefit claims. Data on unemployment benefit claimants, and the percentage they represent of the total resident working age population, is gathered monthly for the Kent districts and wards, with national and regional comparisons. The latest unemployment data is available in the monthly unemployment bulletin. The impact that the current recession is having on unemployment in Kent is illustrated by the changes in unemployment by type of occupation and by different age groups over the past year.
