(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 28, 2021, a 'Help Wanted' sign is posted beside Coronavirus safety guidelines in front of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California. - The US added just 210,000 jobs last month, the government reported on Dcember 3, 2021,, less than half the increase analysts were expecting, raising questions about the health of the economic recovery. The unemployment rate nonetheless declined more than expected, falling four-tenths to 4.2 percent, the Labor Department reported. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)