REGIONAL EMPLOYERS HIRING NEW WORKERS DEMAND TECHNICAL- & SOFT-SKILLS; WORKONE CAN ADVISE WHERE YOUR SKILLS STAND   few glimmers of hope were evident in Northern Indiana's labor mar-ket information for February 2013, when the region's jobless rate fell to 9.9 percent from 10.3 percent during the prior month. Although the regional unemployment rate was stubbornly high, north-central Indiana benefitted from a strengthening manufacturing sector statewide. Since employment in the Hoosier state bottomed out in July 2009, Indiana employers have added more than 188,000 private-sector jobs, including nearly 65,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. During 12 months ending in February 2013, manufacturing job growth in Indiana far outpaced the national average, with Indiana manufacturers adding jobs three times faster than the nationwide average (3.3% versus 0.9%). —————————————————  Go to LABOR MARKET STORY. CONSORTIUM FOCUSES ON IMPORTANCE OF LIFELONG LEARNING & ADULT EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT  orkOne is pleased to collaborate with other training organizations to provide comprehensive and integrated Adult Education services to residents of north-central Indiana. —————————————————  Go to LIFELONG LEARNING PAGE.