washington president barack obama say americans feel good economy late job report friday show u.s. unemployment rate eight-year low 4.9 percent obama eighth final year office make relatively rare unexpected appearance white house brief room talk economy recover watch recover bad economic crisis since 1930s bad lifetime lifetime people room obama say note unemployment rate 10 percent 2009 take office do fast strong good durably advance economy obama say white house grip obama get enough credit turn economy around complaint obama joke thursday visit golden state warriors basketball champion defy cynics accomplish big things rack great record get enough credit imagine feel obama say draw laughter friday acknowledge still anxiety concern general direction economy note job losses stock market plunge free fall house market 2007-2008 still fresh americans memories obama say softness china europe economies present challenge u.s. exporters say important unite state keep foot accelerator strengthen economy feel good progress make understand still get work say note budget propose congress tuesday ideas job creation retrain obama slam republican candidates race replace nov. presidential election talk economy know still inconvenient republican stump speeches doom-and-despair tour play new hampshire obama say refer primary election state tuesday obama claim victory drop u.s. jobless rate