In 2019, the combined sector of financing and insurance, real estate and services recorded the largest number of female workers in Japan, employing more than 14.2 million women. It was followed by wholesale and retail trade, which included eating and drinking places, with almost 7.7 million women employed.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (March 6, 2020). Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions)." Chart. March 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2020). Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Number of Female Workers in Japan in 2018, by Industry (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/
Cabinet Office Japan, Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of female workers in Japan in 2018, by industry (in millions) [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, March 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/857213/japan-women-worker-numbers-by-industry/