In 2016, the wholesale and retail trade industry accounted for the largest number of employment in the Japanese tertiary sector, with over 11.8 million people employed. In total, the tertiary economic sector is the most important sector in Japan in terms of generating jobs, with around 77 percent of the labor force employed in tertiary industries.
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 6, 2019). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2016, by industry (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, 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 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629544/japan-persons-engaged-in-the-tertiary-sector/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2019). Number of people working in the tertiary economic sector in Japan in 2016, by industry (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 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, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2019, 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 February 22, 2020)
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