Survey analyzes plans of job-seekers

A recently released survey of jobless executives who earned at least $100,000 found they were more likely to relocate for a new position or start their own business than job seekers who earned less.

Between Oct. 1 and March 31, one-quarter of job seekers who had earned $100,000 or more relocated for a new position, compared to just 16 percent of those at lower salaries, according to the survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a Chicago-based outplacement firm.

Laid-off workers who made $100,000 or more were 60 percent more likely to start their own businesses.

One out of six, or 16 percent, did so in the last six months. Just 10 percent of all job seekers took the startup route.