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A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

Small-business owners may have the technical skills to get the job done, but they need to supplement their people skills to make their business a success.

A 25-percent jump in hiring at manufacturers has occurred since 2010, though recruiting for highly skilled jobs is still a challenge.

In the first quarter, one-third of employers added full-time, permanent employees, which is on par with 2007, and marks the highest increase since the recession began.

The federal government has warned Wisconsin officials the state's unemployment rate has improved enough to end extended jobless benefits.

Private-sector employers added 209,000 jobs from February to March after seasonal adjustments, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report, created by Automatic Data Processing Inc. in partnership with Macroeconomic Advisers.