The level structures of
Mo are investigated using Large Scale Shell Model calculations, and reasonable agreement is obtained between the experimental and calculated values. The calculated results show that the lower-lying states are mainly dominated by proton excitations from the
,
, and
orbitals into the higher orbitals across the Z = 38 or Z = 40 subshell closure. For the higher-spin states, multi-particle excitations, including the excitation of
neutrons across the N = 56 subshell closure into the high-j intruder
orbital, are essential. Moreover, the previously unknown spin-parity assignments of the six higher excited states in
Mo are inferred from the shell model calculations.