*The figures are compiled by JAMA based on the Labour Force Survey 2021 by MIC as well as the Census of Manufacture 2020 and the 2018 Updated Input-Output Table by METI.
**including motorcycles, used vehicles, and auto parts and accessories
***including motorcycles, used vehicles, and finished/used parts and accessories
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Employees in automobile sales & services in Japan as of 2021, by industry
As of 2021, the total number of employees in automobile manufacturing-related sales and services in Japan reached approximately **** million people. Among those sales and services, automobile retailing was the industry with the strongest workforce reaching roughly *** thousand people.
The employees of automobile manufacturing and related industries in Japan represented around *** percent of Japan's total workforce.
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JAMA. (October 5, 2022). Number of employees engaged in automobile sales and services in Japan as of 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1173909/japan-employees-in-automobile-sales-and-services-by-industry/
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Number of employees engaged in automobile sales and services in Japan as of 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], JAMA, October 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1173909/japan-employees-in-automobile-sales-and-services-by-industry/
