ZURICH, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Swiss unemployment rate rose

to a non-seasonally adjusted 3.4 percent in January from 3.3

percent in the previous month, the State Secretariat for

Economic Affairs said on Friday.

When adjusted for seasonal factors, the unemployment rate

stood at 3.1 percent after 3.0 percent in the previous month.

KEY FIGURES Jan '13 Dec '12 Jan '12

Jobless rate unadj. pct* 3.4 3.3 3.1

Jobless rate adj. pct** 3.1 3.0 3.1

Registered unemployed 148,158 142,309 134,317

Job vacancies 14,559 13,722 17,471

* = non-seasonally

adjusted

** = seasonally adjusted,

year-ago month as stated

in the latest monthly

statistical report of the

Swiss National Bank

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FORECASTS IN REUTERS POLL:

Unadjusted:

Median 3.4

High 3.5

Low 3.3

Adjusted:

Median 3.1

High 3.3

Low 3.1

For the adjusted rate, the median forecast was for 3.0

percent.

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