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.