Abstract:The structural imbalance of employment brings about negative impacts on high-quality economic development. The major structural imbalance in the employment fi eld in our country is manifested in the imbalance of employment between urban and rural areas, inter-regional imbalance, inter-industry imbalance, imbalance between ownership, and that of the skill structure. The failure to achieve the optimal allocation of labor elements is mainly attributed to the defl ective economic growth mode, improper interventions of government economic policy, and the social mobility of labor and talents facing institutional obstacles. The research suggests that gradual reforms should be carried out to promote the balance of driving forces for economic growth, change the mode of economic policy intervention, and remove the institutional barriers that hinder the social mobility of labor and talents.