WASHINGTON – Flattening refinancing activity may be taking a toll on employment in the mortgage sector. The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the number of people employed in mortgage-related jobs fell by 1,000 to 422,000. The numbers showed there were 109,500 loan brokers, both mortgage and non-mortgage, as of September. The non-seasonally adjusted figure is down from 113,000 in August. The number of people working in the Real Estate Credit sector was 312,500, up from 310,000 in August.
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