In 2021, the number of employees in the food manufacturing industry in Japan amounted to approximately 1.1 million. The number has remained stable above one million people employed in recent years.
Number of persons engaged in the food manufacturing industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Number of persons engaged in the food manufacturing industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/638345/japan-food-manufacturing-industry-employee-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of persons engaged in the food manufacturing industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638345/japan-food-manufacturing-industry-employee-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of persons engaged in the food manufacturing industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638345/japan-food-manufacturing-industry-employee-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Persons Engaged in The Food Manufacturing Industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638345/japan-food-manufacturing-industry-employee-number/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of persons engaged in the food manufacturing industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638345/japan-food-manufacturing-industry-employee-number/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of persons engaged in the food manufacturing industry in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/638345/japan-food-manufacturing-industry-employee-number/