The rate of UK unemployment increased in the three months to June even as pay grew at the fastest rate since records began, new figures show.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the unemployment rate hit 4.2% during the quarter, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous three-month period.

The rate of UK unemployment increased in the three months to June even as pay grew at the fastest rate since records began, new figures show.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the unemployment rate hit 4.2% during the quarter, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous three-month period.