https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/12/08/covid-economy-omicron-weakens-california-jobs-outlook-ucla-forecast/

Coronavirus omicron uncertainties have prompted prognosticators with the UCLA Anderson Forecast to scale back their predictions for employment gains and total jobs in California during 2022, economists said Wednesday.

All of this means fewer payroll jobs in 2022 than previously anticipated, according to the Anderson Forecast that was released on Wednesday.