Abstract: The coordinated development of industrial structure and employment structure is conducive to solving the employment problem and promoting regional economic growth. As a result, the research on how to improve the coordinated development of industrial structure and employment structure has always been the focus of academic attention. However, the extant research has neglected the specific impact of human capital investment modes on the coordinated development of the two structure. In order to reveal the relationship between various human capital investment modes and the coordination degree of industrial structure and employment structure, drawing on human capital theory, this study used the grey correlation method to analyze the influence of five human capital investment modes on the coordination degree of industrial structure and employment structure in Guizhou province. The results revealed that the influence degree from high to low is migration, training, education, scientific research and health human capital investment. The findings enriched the research of antecedents of the coordination degree of industrial structure and employment structure, and provided insights for improving the effectiveness of human capital investment and promoting the coordinated development of industrial structure and employment in relevant regions.

Key words: new development pattern, human capital investment, industrial structure, employment structure, coordination degree, grey relational analysis