Your comment on unemployment is  somewhat incorrect as there is a major difference on how Canada and the USA tabulate unemployment in the 2 countries. 

However with respect to US , since Obama took over from the hopeless Bush Republicans who brought America to its knees and the worse economy since the Great Depression  	

US jobless claims hit a 43-year low last week. Unemployment claims are below 300,000 for 89 straight weeks — the longest run since 1970 and an indicator of a healthy labor market. 

Since Obama became president, the US economy has gone from losing 750,000 jobs per month to adding 250,000 jobs per month. That’s a net improvement under Obama of about 1 million jobs per month!
USA now had 78 straight months of economic expansion.
 
The US is currently enjoying the longest period of private sector job creation in US history.