In 2022, the wholesale and retail trade industry accounted for the largest number of employees in the tertiary sector in Japan, with approximately 10.44 million people employed during that year.
In total, the tertiary economic sector was the most important sector in terms of generating jobs, accounting for roughly three quarters of employed persons in Japan.
Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2022, by industry
(in 1,000s)
According to the source, businesses whose operational details are unknown, national government services, and local government services are excluded from the figures.
Figures have been rounded.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 29, 2023). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2022, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2022, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2022, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2022, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/