Jim Tankersley shows us how the economy is looking through several handy charts.

These two charts show:

1. How unemployment is decreasing but way too many Americans are still jobless (that’s about 13 million).

2. There’s less demand than there was before the recession. One example is in construction. There is less of a demand from customers for construction companies which results in them not needing to hire more people.

Go here to view more charts and read Tankersley’s analysis.