By Chris Dorrell Wage growth eased slower than expected, but unemployment posted a surprising large jump, as the Bank of England considers when to start cutting interest rates. Annual pay growth including bonuses averaged 5.6 per cent between December and February, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), unchanged from 5.6 per cent last month and slightly ahead of expectations. Excluding bonuses, pay growth eased to six per cent per cent from 6.1 per cent previously. Economists had expected it to fall below six per cent. “Recent trends of falling vacancy numbers and…