Employment in primary industry

Hokkaido is the top region by employment in primary industry in Japan. As of 2015, employment in primary industry in Hokkaido was 170,336 person that accounts for 8.58% of Japan's employment in primary industry. The top 5 regions (others are Nagano, Chiba, Kumamoto, and Ibaraki) account for 25.50% of it. Japan's total employment in primary industry was estimated at 1.99 million person in 2015.