In June 2012, the jobless rate was 7.1%, the data showed.
An estimated 736,000 people were unemployed and looking for work in June, up from 720,000 a month earlier. Male jobless rate was 8.3%, while female unemployment reached 6.8%.
The figures refer to people aged between 15 and 74 and are based on the definition recommended by the International Labor Organization.
The unemployment rate for people aged 25-74 was 6.2% in June, the data showed. The latter category made up for 75.2% of the total jobless people in the sixth month of 2013.