Number of employees engaged in the transportation industry in Japan 2024, by segment

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Alexandru Arba,
Jan 31, 2025

In 2024, the road freight transport industry in Japan employed around 1.98 million people on average. The transportation industry's second-strongest workforce was recorded in the road passenger transport segment, further underlining the importance of road transport for the Japanese economy.

Number of employees engaged in the transportation and postal industry in Japan in 2024, by segment (in 1,000s)

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January 2025

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2024

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Supplementary notes

*Since the inauguration of Japan Post Co., Ltd. in October 2012, postal employees have been allocated to 'compound services' (around 280 thousand postal services employees).

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