The issue is that the unemployment rate is generally coupled with the participation rate. That approach really makes it possible to see whether there is job growth or whether people are leaving the labour market because they are tired of waiting for non-existent jobs. This is the commentary made. Generally, the unemployment rate is coupled with the participation rate. The job growth rate is compared with the population growth rate.
You said that, since 2009, employment growth of 6.4% has occurred. However, the population has grown by 6.6%. The participation rate is 62% in the United States, while it is 64% in Canada. These figures usually provide a better idea of employment growth.
You are saying that all of our jobs have been recovered since the recession. That's good, but if we compare the jobs lost with those gained, we get 400,000 jobs over the course of five years. That works out to only 80,000 jobs per year. That's not so great, especially if we compare it with the pre-recession levels.