Unless you start your own company, and run the company that laid you off out of business!
Been there; done that.
Yes - and Good For You... We should all start our own business... sometimes is it difficult - and sometimes it works.
If you are out of work and over age 50 - I strongly suggest finding a way to start a business - perhaps something you have wanted to do most of your life - but didn’t... We need innovation.
Think it through - do the research... Nothing like being your own boss.