Most popular companies for university graduates

2009 most popular and unpopular companies for university graduates to seek work in Japan

1 (4) JR Tokaido (railway)
2 (9) JR East Japan (railway)
3 (1) ANA freight (airline)
4 (3) Mizuho Financial Group
5 (20) Mitsubishi UFJ Trust
6 (2) Mitsubishi UFJ bank
7 (17) Tokyo Marine Nichido Insurance
8 (29) NTT dokomo (Cell phone company)
8 (5) Mitsui Sumitomo Bank
10 (13) Benesse Corporation
15 (9) Panasonic
29 (8) Sony
77 (20) Canon
96 (6) Toyota automobile
2008′s ranking is in brackets. Automobile and electronic industry taking a sharp loss of new employees source Ritsumeikan Inforum Express vol. 7, April 9.
It is interesting to see that new graduates are looking at ANA freight for work while equally interesting to see that banking has become popular. I guess working at a bank is one way to get money in hard economic times.

I wonder if the loss of new employees in Toyota has anything to do with the fact
that 6 Toyota affiliated companies are in the red? Source Nishi Nihon News
April 29 Morning Ed.