In 2016, the wholesale and retail trade industry accounted for the largest number of employees in the tertiary sector in Japan, with over 11.8 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 2016, by industry (in millions)*
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 7, 2020). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2016, by industry (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2016, by industry (in millions)*." Chart. September 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2020). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2016, by industry (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of People Working in The Tertiary Economic Sector in Japan in 2016, by Industry (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2016, by industry (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/ (last visited March 01, 2021)