The
number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit has increased
for the first time this year.
Official
figures show a rise of 1,300 in June to 952,400.
In
May, the number fell by 7,000.
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Figures
also show that average earnings rose by 3.8 per cent in the year to May, up by
0.5 per cent from the previous month.
