Which of the following is NOT the factor that college graduates next May will face better job prospects?

College graduates next May will face better job prospects than students last year large corporations end hiring freezes, small businesses reshape the economy and employers become more confident they can safely expand, according to a report on national hiring practices.
    The Recruiting Trends 2010—2011 survey, released November 17, found that overall hiring is expected to grow by 3 percent over last year to provide 122, 000 opportunities for graduates across all degree levels. In fact, nearly 72 percent of those positions could be filled at the bachelor’s degree level alone, as the entire college labor market is leveraged by an expected 10 percent increase in the hiring of those degree holders, the survey of 4,600 employers says.
    It’s not the majority of employers hiring more, but rather a group of approximately 350 to 400 larger companies looking to fill positions and smaller, fast-growing businesses creating new ones. Thirty-two percent of respondents acknowledged definitive plans to hire graduates, representing a mild improvement over 27 percent last year.