The problem of laid-off workers first appeared in1early 1990s, when it was not called laid-off. Some places are called "leave without pay", some places are called "factory unemployment", and some places are called "taking a long vacation" and "not looking for two jobs" In the middle and late 1990s, the problem of laid-off workers, as a social and economic phenomenon, began to stand out, and attracted wide attention from all walks of life. The problem of laid-off workers is concentrated in this period, which is a comprehensive reflection of the deep-seated contradictions accumulated in China's economic development for many years. The specific analysis mainly has the following reasons.

1. is an objective reflection of the long-term oversupply of labor in China.

2. Its historical root lies in the employment system of unified contracting and distribution implemented during the planned economy period.

3. It is the direct result of repeated construction and blind construction.

4. It is a prominent reflection of the deep-seated contradictions in the enterprise management mechanism.

It is the inevitable trend of scientific and technological progress and economic development.

In short, the phenomenon of a large number of laid-off workers is an inevitable reflection of the transition from planned economy to market economy, a comprehensive result of many deep-seated contradictions accumulated in China's economic development for many years, and an insurmountable stage in the process of reform and development under the existing national conditions. Without this process, state-owned enterprises can't get rid of their predicament, let alone establish a modern enterprise system. In the long run, with the deepening of reform, the progress of science and technology and the adjustment of economic structure, the corresponding adjustment and flow of labor force will often occur, which is also an objective reality that is independent of human will. Although the diversion of laid-off workers will bring temporary difficulties to some workers, fundamentally speaking, it is a problem in progress and will be conducive to economic development and overall social progress.