Earnings growth continues to accelerate but the unemployment rate edges up, official figures show.
Getty ImagesHowever, the unemployment rate in the April-to-June period edged up slightly to 3.9%.
Figures released last week showed the economy shrank 0.2% in the second quarter, the first fall since 2012.Part of the reason for this month's rise was the unusual timing of annual pay rises for public health workers last year, when a larger-than-usual increase was deferred until July.
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