Kent Latest Unemployment figures December 09

The Kent County unemployment rate remains at 3.3% which is below the national average of 4.1%.

Three Kent districts are still above national levels. Gravesham (4.2%), Shepway (4.6%) and Thanet (5.9%).

Ashford has suffered another small increase in unemployment since last month with a rise of 0.6% which now means that the Ashford unemployed number has risen by 47.5% since December 2008.