In 2023, around **** thousand people were employed at Japanese department stores, down from over ** 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 2023.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2024). Number of employees working at department stores in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/860359/japan-department-store-employee-numbers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of employees working at department stores in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 22, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/860359/japan-department-store-employee-numbers/
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Number of employees working at department stores in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/860359/japan-department-store-employee-numbers/
