Abstract:This study reviews the published papers on the subject oflabor relations of CNKI as the research sample,and employs scientific visualization tools such as CiteSpace to draw the keyword co-occurrence knowledge map and kevword strategy map of China's labor relations research,showing the research panorama in this field and its development trajectory and research hotspots andtrends.The paper finds that,from1949 to 1994,this field mainly studied the development of labor relations duritng the period of pluralistic labor relations;from 1995 to 2007,labor law and labor contract law became the key areas of research; and from 2008to2018,itsfocuswasturnedontheprobtection of laborers'rights and interests and collective agreements.The future research focus of labor relations will be the theory and empirical research on the harmonious development of laborrelationsintheneera