The data displays the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in Japan from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, 3.49% of the workforce was employed in agriculture, 25.58% in industry and 70.93% in services.
Employment and standard of living in Japan
Japan’s economy is one of the strongest in the world, and the country’s standard of living is eminently high. Japan ranks third among the countries with the biggest gross domestic product / GDP worldwide; a look at the distribution of gross domestic product / GDP across economic sectors in Japan shows that the vast majority of Japan’s GDP is generated by the services sector.
