Switzerland's unemployment rate remained unchanged at seasonally adjusted 3.1 percent in February, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said Thursday. The rate matched economists' expectations.

On an unadjusted basis, the jobless rate came in at 3.4 percent, the same rate as seen in January.

The number of registered unemployed fell by 2,157 to 146,001 in February. From the previous year, unemployment increased by 12,847 or 9.6 percent.