Maybe Canada is worse due to how insane housing is but for the average person life does not feel anywhere like it used to pre pandemic at least.
Low unemployment means nothing without also referencing workforce participation rates. Economic data is also effectively useless if, for example, inflation data excludes common expenses like groceries, housing, used cars, etc.
I don't think this was always the case, but economic data today is so easily gamed that its little more than political theater.
Basically, USA probably has much more new graduates of CS a year than net jobs in tech added last year. Many would say it's like a statistical error; anyway, it's a low number.
i think many orgs overinvested in tech during the pandemic. we've swung too far, so it's time to work out the excesses.