Unemployment in the UK increased to 4.3 per cent in the three months to September, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is a jump from the four per cent rate reported for the three months to August in a blow to the new Labour Government’s plans for the economy. On top of this, average regular earnings growth slipped to 4.8 per cent over the period and was 2.7 per cent higher after taken the consumer price index (CPI) into account. Based on the latest ONS report, the number of people claiming jobless benefits climbed by 26,700 in October. This is c…