LONDON: Unemployment in the UK increased in the three months to the end of June while wages surged at a record annual pace, official data revealed on Tuesday, as the British economy struggles with high inflation.
The Office for National Statistics said that the number of people out of work climbed to 4.2% in contrast to 4.0% in the three months to the end of May.
Director of Economic Statistics at the ONS Darren Morgan said that the rise is mainly because of people taking slightly longer to find jobs than those who started work hunting in recent months, AFP reported.
He said that the number of Britishers prevented from working by long-term illness rose again to a new record.
UK’s Unemployment Comparison
The UK finance ministry said that UK’s unemployment rate was lower than that of France, Italy, Canada, Spain and the Euro region.
