Some Scary Trends in Housing Employment Statistics

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If you follow trends then these numbers illustrate how overblown the housing industry has been and the large the impact of the recent downturn has been on employment in the industry.

Simply Hired has a very cool tool for trending job growth (or loss) in specific job categories. These numbers show the demand for specific jobs in many categories since July, 2006.

Real Estate Agent: Down 53%:  

Real Estate Agent trends

  Real Estate Agent trends Real Estate Agent jobs  

 Loan Officer: Down 54%

Loan Officer trends

  Loan Officer trends Loan Officer jobs  

 Mortgage Broker: Down 61%

Mortgage Broker trends

  Mortgage Broker trends Mortgage Broker jobs  

 Collection Officers: Up 12%

Collections Officer trends

  Collections Officer trends Collections Officer jobs  

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