The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers list is published today and it includes four public sector employers in the top ten: the NHS, the Civil Service, the BBC and Army.
PricewaterhouseCoopers rose two places to reach the No 1 spot.
The top ten reads:
1. PricewaterhouseCoopers
2. Civil Service
3. Accenture
4. KPMG
5. NHS
6. BBC
7. Army
8. Procter and Gamble
9. HSBC
10. Deloitte
Cynics might wonder how far the public sector's index-linked (and taxpayer-funded) pension schemes have contributed to their popularity . . .