Japan: food manufacturing industry employee number

In 2020, the number of employees in the food manufacturing industry in Japan amounted to approximately 1.15 million. The number has remained stable above 1.1 million people employed in recent years.

Number of persons engaged in the food manufacturing industry in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Special properties

refers to establishments with four or more persons engaged

Supplementary notes

*Excluding establishments in enumeration districts which include restricted areas designated due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
**No figures were reported for 2015 by the source.
Persons employed refer to the regular employees, working proprietors and unpaid family workers.

Data prior to 2020 comes from previous editions of the Japan Statistical Yearbook and the Statistical Handbook of Japan.
Figures have been rounded.

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