With layoffs down and spending up, US rebound gains momentum CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSEPH PISANI, AP Business Writers April 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, a person looks inside the closed doors of the Pasadena Community Job Center in Pasadena, Calif., during the coronavirus outbreak. While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. According to a new poll from Impact Genome and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same now as a year ago, and 30% say their finances have improved.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less