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40th Annual Corporate Relocation SurveyCorporate Relocation40th AnnualSurveyOVERVIEWIn 1968, Atlas introduced a groundbreaking poll of industry professionals. What issues affectedthe relocation of their employees? What guidelines did they use to steer their decision-making?What were their service expectations?The Corporate Relocation Survey told Atlas much about how relocation professionals perceiveand evaluate transportation services. Just as important, it established an ongoing means to assessthe pulse of the industry and respond proactively to its needs.Over the last four decades, findings from the Atlas Survey have helped relocation professionalsbetter understand the forces that shape their industry and how relocation policies are used bycompanies across all industries to maintain the well being and productivity of employees.Atlas is pleased to present highlights of findings from the 40th Corporate Relocation Survey.For complete survey results, visit www.atlasworldgroup.com/surveyWho Responded?To qualify for the survey, a respondent must haverelocation responsibility and work for a companythat has either relocated employees within the pasttwo years or plans to relocate employees this year.Atlas sent invitations to participate via e-mail, and390 respondents completed online questionnairesbetween January 9 and February 28.• Most respondents (71%) work in humanresources or personnel departments for– service (43%)– manufacturing/processing (40%)– financial (8%)– government and military (3%)– and other sectors (7%)• Based on the number of employees,responding firms are categorized bysize for analysis:– 44% have less than 500salaried employees (small firms)– 27% have 500-4,999 salariedemployees (mid-size firms)– 29% have 5,000+ salariedemployees (large firms)• Half (50%) of the companies surveyedthis year are international firms.Less Than500 SalariedEmployeesDecrease500 - 4999SalariedEmployeesTotalStay About The SameIncrease( ) Indicates Results From Previous YearTotals greater than/less than 100 are due to rounding.5000 +SalariedEmployeesQuestion 12: Relocation VolumeCompared to 2006, do you anticipate thatthe number of employees your companywill relocate during 2007 will…Less Than500 SalariedEmployees500 - 4999SalariedEmployeesDecreaseTotalStay About The SameIncrease( ) Indicates Results From Previous YearTotals greater than/less than 100 are due to rounding.5000 +SalariedEmployeesQuestion 13: Relocation BudgetCompared to 2006, do you anticipatethat your relocation budget in 2007 will…Results HighlightsRelocation Volume and Budgets –Overall Expectations Nearly Identical to 2006Over a fourth (29%) of responding firms expect theirrelocation volumes to increase in 2007 and 32% expecttheir relocation budgets to increase, nearly identical toexpectations for 2006 (similar to 2004 – 2005, andsignificantly above the respective 13% and 15% levelsreported in 2003). Around half of all firms, regardless ofsize, expect relocation volumes and budgets to stay thesame, similar to the past three years. As in the previoustwo years, roughly a fourth or more of all size firmsexpect increases and more large than mid-size or smallfirms expect increases.External Factors –Lack of Qualified People Locally,Economic ConditionsSeventy-four percent of firms indicate at least oneexternal factor affected their number of relocations in2006, with “lack of qualified people locally” cited themost often, regardless of company size, for the secondyear in a row. The impact of this factor continued togrow for large firms, with the gap widening between10 Atlas Amplifier • Summer 2007 Atlas Amplifier • Summer 2007 11