As of October 2023, Japan's manufacturing industry employed around 552 thousand foreign workers, making it the most important source of employment for the increasing number of foreign workers in the country. It was followed by the service industry, which employed close to 321 thousand workers from other countries.
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MHLW (Japan). (January 26, 2024). Number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Foreign Nationals Working in Japan in 2023, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/
MHLW (Japan), Number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of foreign nationals working in Japan in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/962073/japan-numbers-foreign-workers-by-industry/