In 2023, over 1.25 million people were employed in the wholesale and retail trade industry in Tokyo Prefecture, including self-employed workers, family workers, and employees. Around 972 thousand people in the prefecture were engaged in the information and communication industry.
Number of employed people in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan in 2023, by industry
(in 1,000s)
yearly average; including self-employed workers, family workers, and employees
Supplementary notes
*Services not elsewhere classified such as waste disposal businesses, automobile maintenance services, employment and working dispatching services, political, business, and cultural organizations, etc.
Tokyo Prefecture is one of the 47 prefectures in Japan. It consists of 23 special wards and 39 other municipalities, including 26 cities, five towns, and eight villages.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (March 27, 2024). Number of employed people in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330518/japan-number-employed-people-tokyo-prefecture-by-industry/
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Number of employed people in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Tokyo Metropolitan Government, March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330518/japan-number-employed-people-tokyo-prefecture-by-industry/
