Employers Expect to Increase Hiring From Class of 2011, Survey Finds

Employers responding to a recent survey said they planned to hire 13.5 percent more new college graduates from the Class of 2011 than they did from the Class of 2010, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which conducted the survey in July and August and released preliminary findings today. But the survey found that only 48 percent of employers actually expected to increase their hiring; 40 percent said they expected level hiring, and 12 percent predicted a drop in hiring.