Employment in the mortgage banking and brokerage sector of the nation’s economy grew 3.5 percent in June 2001, compared with the same period in 2000. According to the latest monthly employment statistics from the U.S. Labor Department, there were 317,000 employees in the mortgage banking and brokerage sectors as of last month, up from 306,300 in June of 2000. The figure rose from 312,000 in May, 308,000 in April, and 306,000 in March of this