With characteristics of a large capacity, low entry and exit thresholds, more fl exible conditions and strong sharing, fl exible employment has become an important channel for absorbing the unemployed. Based on the data of the 2020 China Family Panel Studies ( CFPS ), the study conducted an empirical analysis on the working status and career development of the fl exible employment population. The study found that fl exible employment people are generally satisfi ed with their work, but they are faced with problems such as low educational qualifi cations, low wages, long working hours, inadequate protection of rights and interests, and obstructed promotion channels, etc. The study suggests that the government and enterprises should provide more opportunities of on-the-job training and retraining for fl exible employment workers; the government should give high priority to protecting the labor rights and interests of fl exible employment workers, promoting the development of harmonious labor relations; and the government should also give full play to the role of skill assessment and job title evaluation as incentives for fl exible employment workers and open the way for their professional promotion.