This paper analyzed the basic employment situation in 2016 in Guangzhou form three dimensions in respective. This paper analyzes the supply and demand of human resources market，employment in industry and labor employment in Guangzhou. Based on the above analysis，it points out two problems in the employment. One is that the economic downturn becomes more and more severe，which will influence the employment situation dramatically. Another one is the structural contradiction of employment is still serious. To solve these two problems，the writer puts forward five suggestions according to the practical experience，including implementing the policy of employment and entrepreneurship，promoting the Internet plus mode，optimizing employment assistance，enhancing the utilization efficiency of employment expenditure，and establishing data sharing linkage mechanism.