While employers are hiring more new graduates for full-time jobs, NACE said, they plan to bring on fewer interns.

The Wall Street Journal reports.

Job Outlook Brightens for New College Graduates

Good news for the class of 2016: companies are planning to step up their hiring of new grads.

Employers expect to hire 5.2% more freshly minted grads this year than in 2015, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which tracks college hiring. Last fall, companies on average predicted they would increase college hiring by 11%, but they pared those plans after 2016 got off to a rocky start.

Now, 67% of employers say they are planning to hire recent college graduates this year, up two percentage points from last year and the highest proportion since 2007, according to a Harris Poll survey for job website CareerBuilder.