ONS stats | Wages have highest annual growth since records began

UK unemployment has grown in the three months to June as the average pay of workers reaches record levels, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.

According to the figures, the unemployment rate reached 4.2% in the most recent quarter, up 0.3% from the previous one. It is the highest rate of unemployment since the three months to October 2021, bringing the rate above pre-pandemic levels.