With the continuous development of the economic and social，Shanghai’s total employment and employment structure have the new change and the employment challenge is coming. With the changes of Shanghai’s economic and social during the “Thirteen Five” and in the coming period，some new features will appear in Shanghai employment. On the basis of the existing employment promotion act，it is necessary to make the in-depth analysis of the changes in economic and social development as well as its impact on the changes of employment situation. Starting with the labor force which effectively provide the demands of economic and social development and to effectively promote economic and social development. To let labor market give full play the decisive role of the market in allocation of labor resources as well as to make efforts to resolve the total and structural problems of employment promotion.