Unemployment soars in Kent as lockdown hits business hard

KentOnline / KMTV
KentOnline / KMTV
  • 2 years ago
Unemployment claims in Kent have shot up by more than 15,000.

The stats for last month released this morning also show that Medway has seen the steepest rise in unemployment claims.

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