In 2022, around 58 thousand people were employed at Japanese department stores, down from over 61 thousand people in the previous year. The retail market is one of the largest employers in the tertiary sector in Japan, but the number of people working at department stores hit a decade-low in 2022.
Number of employees working at department stores in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 21, 2023). Number of employees working at department stores in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/860359/japan-department-store-employee-numbers/
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of employees working at department stores in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/860359/japan-department-store-employee-numbers/
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