Canterbury district retains approximately 4,761 businesses, up to
60,000 full- and part-time employees and was worth £1.3 billion in
2001. This makes the district the second largest economy in Kent. Unemployment
in the city has dropped significantly since 2001 owing to the opening of the
Whitefriars shopping complex which introduced thousands of job opportunities.
In April 2008, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams,
controversially made a strong speech arguing that salary caps should be
implemented to curb the pay of the rich in an attempt to manage the growth of
the economy. The city's
