No Jobs in Medway, Kent Why?

My Daughter has failed to secure a job of any nature in the Medway area she has sent out hundreds of job applications over the past twelve months and didn't receive a single reply, she even supplied in every letter her cv as well as a self addressed envelope for a hopeful reply but in the past year still no joy, is this shear ignorance by employers, the employment exchange are useless too sending her on the same course time and time again and getting distinctions after every course but no promise of an opening, is Medway a downward trend it feels that way for my Daughter