It's a big enough economy that we can both find lots of examples to support our different world views. Probably not worth arguing that at length. Still, the U.

It's a big enough economy that we can both find lots of examples to support our different world views. Probably not worth arguing that at length. Still, the U.S. economy has created about 12 million net new jobs since 2012. (BLS data.) The unemployment rate is at 4.3% now, down from about 8%. For people willing to hunt for something better, the hunt is getting easier.