Based on the Cobb-Douglas production function introduced the industry characteristic parameters, this paper analyzes the effect of environmental regulation intensity on employment from three angles. Using the panel data of 17 industries under different industry level on the China's 30 provinces in 2006-2012, the article empirically tests the nonlinear relationship between environmental regulation and employment. The empirical results indicate that the effect of environmental regulation intensity on employment has industry differences. Some industries show a significant "U" shaped relationship or inverted "U" shaped relationship, while others had no significant relationship. From the employment distribution change between industries, the empirical results indicate that: Primary industry and secondary industry presented "inverted U" type and "U" type, showing "Backward linkage effect". The second industry and part of the tertiary industry presented "U" type, showing "synthetic linkage effect", and having double dividend between environmental regulation and employment. Finally, this paper puts forward the policy suggestions for environmental improvement and employment.