Mortgage Layoffs Outpace Hirings According to MortgageDaily.com Q3 Report
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DALLAS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth in mortgage servicing jobs was not
enough to keep headcount in the mortgage sector from falling, according to the
MortgageDaily.com Third Quarter Mortgage Employment Analysis. But the rate of
contraction has slowed considerably from the ugly pace set two years ago.
Mortgage employers eliminated 710 more positions during the third quarter than
they added, based on the report, which reflects employment activity covered by
MortgageDaily.com. The net loss reversed an 8,253 net gain in the second
quarter but was better than the 10,233 net loss during the third-quarter 2008.
Despite the latest decline, mortgage job losses have slowed from the torrid
pace set in 2007 -- when lenders shed 87,000 more jobs than they added.
Third-quarter mortgage layoffs were 4,691, rising from the second quarter's
3,229. Layoffs were most impacted by the closing of mortgage operations.
Hirings totaled 4,691, tumbling from 11,482 in the second quarter.
Third-quarter hirings were fueled by growth in mortgage servicing staffs as
well as growth at default service providers.
Period Q3 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2008
Layoffs 5,401 3,229 11,229
Hirings 4.691 11,482 996
Net -710 +8,253 -10,233
Impacted by layoffs at bankrupt Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., Florida
saw a bigger third-quarter net loss in real estate finance jobs than any other
state.
Loss-mitigation hirings by CitiMortgage Inc. helped give Missouri the biggest
net gain.
State Net Gain/Loss
Florida -1,355
Washington -824
New Jersey -179
Missouri +700
Texas +478
Louisiana +250
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that mortgage employment declined to
259,300 in September from 265,500 in June.
The full second-quarter employment analysis, including full tables by state
and by company, is available to MortgageDaily.com subscribers at:
http://www.mortgagedaily.com/EmploymentByStateReport110909.asp?spcode=pr
Complete mortgage employment news, including articles about the layoffs
outlined in this report, is available at:
http://www.mortgagedaily.com/MortgageEmployment.asp?spcode=pr
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SOURCE MortgageDaily.com
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