In 2023, the wholesale and retail trade industry accounted for the largest number of employees in the tertiary sector in Japan, with approximately 10.4 million people employed during that year. In total, the tertiary economic sector was the most important sector in terms of generating jobs, accounting for almost three quarters of employed persons in Japan.
Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2023, by industry
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2024). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2024). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of People Working in The Tertiary Economic Sector in Japan in 2023, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/