UK unemployment up by 15,000 on last quarter

The UK unemployment total has risen for the first time in two years, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The ONS said 1.85 million people were unemployed in the March-to-May period, an increase of 15,000 from the previous quarter, with the jobless rate at 5.6%.

The ONS also showed that the pace of pay rises continued to pick up.

Robert Peston reports,

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